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Business Insider
30-05-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
Analysts Conflicted on These Energy Names: Matador Resources (MTDR) and Civitas Resources (CIVI)
Companies in the Energy sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on Matador Resources (MTDR – Research Report) and Civitas Resources (CIVI – Research Report). Confident Investing Starts Here: Matador Resources (MTDR) In a report released yesterday, Leo Mariani from Roth MKM assigned a Buy rating to Matador Resources, with a price target of $65.00. The company's shares closed last Thursday at $44.04, close to its 52-week low of $43.89. According to Mariani is a top 100 analyst with an average return of 26.2% and a 60.0% success rate. Mariani covers the NA sector, focusing on stocks such as California Resources Corp, Occidental Petroleum, and Magnolia Oil & Gas. Currently, the analyst consensus on Matador Resources is a Strong Buy with an average price target of $62.93, implying a 42.7% upside from current levels. In a report issued on May 19, Bank of America Securities also initiated coverage with a Buy rating on the stock with a $56.00 price target. According to Hanold is ranked #17 out of 9586 analysts. Currently, the analyst consensus on Civitas Resources is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $41.64, representing a 46.4% upside. In a report issued on May 15, Roth MKM also downgraded the stock to Hold with a $34.00 price target.
Business Insider
29-04-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
Matador Resources (MTDR) Receives a Buy from Roth MKM
Roth MKM analyst Leo Mariani maintained a Buy rating on Matador Resources (MTDR – Research Report) today and set a price target of $65.00. The company's shares closed today at $41.54. Protect Your Portfolio Against Market Uncertainty Discover companies with rock-solid fundamentals in TipRanks' Smart Value Newsletter. Receive undervalued stocks, resilient to market uncertainty, delivered straight to your inbox. Mariani covers the Energy sector, focusing on stocks such as Matador Resources, Range Resources, and Occidental Petroleum. According to TipRanks, Mariani has an average return of 23.2% and a 55.48% success rate on recommended stocks. Matador Resources has an analyst consensus of Strong Buy, with a price target consensus of $65.67, a 58.09% upside from current levels. In a report released today, Wells Fargo also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $80.00 price target. The company has a one-year high of $66.89 and a one-year low of $35.19. Currently, Matador Resources has an average volume of 1.88M. Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 83 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is positive on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders buying their shares of MTDR in relation to earlier this year. Last month, Monika U Ehrman, a Director at MTDR bought 300.00 shares for a total of $13,560.00.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Is Matador Resources (MTDR) the Top Oil & Gas E&P Stock Outperforming Despite Sinking Oil Prices?
We recently published a list of . In this article, we are going to take a look at where Matador Resources Company (NYSE:MTDR) stands against other top oil & gas E&P stocks outperforming despite sinking oil prices. Oil prices have crashed by as much as 8.5% since the start of this month as Donald Trump reignites the tariff war. At one point, it was down as much as 18%! The broader market, as well as investors, have come to terms with a harsh reality: the tariffs are here to stay! Inflation resulting from these tariffs threatens to send the country's economy into recession, and global oil demand is reacting accordingly. The oil prices continue to tumble, threatening the future of some of the major oil producers of the world. Amid this uncertain environment, some oil and gas stocks are outperforming the market. We decided to take a look at these stocks to find gems that can help retail investors outperform the market in these tough times. To come up with our list of the top 10 oil & gas stocks outperforming despite sinking oil prices, we looked at the oil & gas exploration and production industry, considering only the stocks with a market cap between $2 billion and $10 billion. A pipeline snaking its way through the hills and valleys of the Delaware Basin. Matador Resources Company (NYSE:MTDR) operates as an independent energy company. The company explores, acquires, develops, and produces oil and natural gas resources. It operates in the Midstream and Exploration & Production segments. The company also offers oil transportation and natural gas processing services. Its stock is up 4.56% in the last week. Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) presented a positive future outlook on the back of the strong Q4 2024 financial results. For the full year 2025, it expects a 20% to 30% production growth YoY. This growth is projected to be supported by productivity improvements and Ameredev assets, which it acquired last year. Management projects to produce around $1 billion in free cash flow, aided by a solid balance sheet and operational efficiencies. According to 22 different analyst ratings, Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) has a highest target price of $90, which means the price could potentially more than double from the current levels if the bull scenario proves accurate. The stock is currently trading at $41.02, which is 36.52% below the lowest Wall Street price target of $61. Despite the stock's recent rebound, the potential upside still presents an attractive buying opportunity to gain in the future. Overall, MTDR ranks 5th on our list of top oil & gas E&P stocks outperforming despite sinking oil prices. While we acknowledge the potential of MTDR as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter time frame. There is an AI stock that has gone up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks have lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than MTDR but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock. READ NEXT: 20 Best AI Stocks To Buy Now and 30 Best Stocks to Buy Now According to Billionaires. Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey. Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
06-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Declining Stock and Solid Fundamentals: Is The Market Wrong About Matador Resources Company (NYSE:MTDR)?
Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) has had a rough three months with its share price down 34%. But if you pay close attention, you might gather that its strong financials could mean that the stock could potentially see an increase in value in the long-term, given how markets usually reward companies with good financial health. Particularly, we will be paying attention to Matador Resources' ROE today. Return on Equity or ROE is a test of how effectively a company is growing its value and managing investors' money. In other words, it is a profitability ratio which measures the rate of return on the capital provided by the company's shareholders. We've found 21 US stocks that are forecast to pay a dividend yield of over 6% next year. See the full list for free. ROE can be calculated by using the formula: Return on Equity = Net Profit (from continuing operations) ÷ Shareholders' Equity So, based on the above formula, the ROE for Matador Resources is: 18% = US$971m ÷ US$5.5b (Based on the trailing twelve months to December 2024). The 'return' is the amount earned after tax over the last twelve months. That means that for every $1 worth of shareholders' equity, the company generated $0.18 in profit. See our latest analysis for Matador Resources So far, we've learned that ROE is a measure of a company's profitability. We now need to evaluate how much profit the company reinvests or "retains" for future growth which then gives us an idea about the growth potential of the company. Generally speaking, other things being equal, firms with a high return on equity and profit retention, have a higher growth rate than firms that don't share these attributes. To begin with, Matador Resources seems to have a respectable ROE. Especially when compared to the industry average of 14% the company's ROE looks pretty impressive. This certainly adds some context to Matador Resources' exceptional 42% net income growth seen over the past five years. We believe that there might also be other aspects that are positively influencing the company's earnings growth. Such as - high earnings retention or an efficient management in place. As a next step, we compared Matador Resources' net income growth with the industry and found that the company has a similar growth figure when compared with the industry average growth rate of 38% in the same period. The basis for attaching value to a company is, to a great extent, tied to its earnings growth. What investors need to determine next is if the expected earnings growth, or the lack of it, is already built into the share price. This then helps them determine if the stock is placed for a bright or bleak future. If you're wondering about Matador Resources''s valuation, check out this gauge of its price-to-earnings ratio , as compared to its industry. Matador Resources' ' three-year median payout ratio is on the lower side at 6.5% implying that it is retaining a higher percentage (94%) of its profits. This suggests that the management is reinvesting most of the profits to grow the business as evidenced by the growth seen by the company. Besides, Matador Resources has been paying dividends over a period of four years. This shows that the company is committed to sharing profits with its shareholders. Our latest analyst data shows that the future payout ratio of the company is expected to rise to 19% over the next three years. Therefore, the expected rise in the payout ratio explains why the company's ROE is expected to decline to 13% over the same period. Overall, we are quite pleased with Matador Resources' performance. Specifically, we like that the company is reinvesting a huge chunk of its profits at a high rate of return. This of course has caused the company to see substantial growth in its earnings. With that said, the latest industry analyst forecasts reveal that the company's earnings growth is expected to slow down. Are these analysts expectations based on the broad expectations for the industry, or on the company's fundamentals? Click here to be taken to our analyst's forecasts page for the company. Have feedback on this article? Concerned about the content? Get in touch with us directly. Alternatively, email editorial-team (at) article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned. Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Noble Secures New Drilling Contract Offshore Suriname Worth $17.7M
Noble Corporation plc NE, a leading U.S.-based offshore driller, has been awarded a new drilling contract by an undisclosed operator offshore Suriname. The new contract involves drilling one well using the Noble Regina Allen rig, and the project is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2025. The estimated duration of the contract is 65 days. The contract has been valued at approximately $17.7 million, which includes mobilization and de-mobilization fees. The Noble Regina Allen jack-up rog was built in 2013 at the Jurong Shipyard. The rig boasts a Friede & Goldman JU3000N design and can drill to a maximum depth of 35,000 feet. It can operate in depths of 400 feet underwater. The jack-up rig experienced a mechanical failure in its jacking system, one of the legs, which resulted in its demobilization in 2022 to a port in Trinidad. The rig underwent significant downtime following the mechanical failure, due to which its multi-well contract was canceled. The rig has remained off day rates since mid-December 2022. The rig was sent for repairs in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. After concluding the repair work, the rig secured a contract with French energy giant TotalEnergies in Argentina in September 2023. TotalEnergies hired the rig for a three-well contract at an operating day rate of $150,000. The contract also included four one-well options. On its fourth-quarter earnings release, Noble mentioned that as of February 2025, its project backlog totaled $5.8 billion. NE currently carries a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell). Some better-ranked stocks from the energy sector are Archrock Inc. AROC, Matador Resources Corporation MTDR and Cheniere Energy LNG. Archrock currently sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), while Matador Resources and Cheniere Energy carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) each. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank stocks here. Archrock is an energy infrastructure company based in the United States with a focus on midstream natural gas compression. It provides natural gas contract compression services and generates stable fee-based revenues. Matador Resources is a leading U.S.-based exploration and production firm. The company has consistently exceeded production expectations, demonstrating operational efficiency and robust growth. MTDR's production efficiency, combined with the favorable oil price environment, is expected to positively impact its bottom line. Cheniere Energy is involved in LNG-related businesses, which include LNG terminals and natural gas marketing. The company has achieved a milestone with the first production from the first LNG train of its Corpus Christi Stage 3 Liquefaction Project. The project, which includes seven midscale LNG trains, aims to expand the production capacity of the Corpus Christi Liquefaction facility. This expansion is expected to enhance Cheniere's position in the rapidly growing global LNG market, enabling it to meet the rising demand for LNG, both in the United States and internationally. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Noble Corporation PLC (NE) : Free Stock Analysis Report Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG) : Free Stock Analysis Report Matador Resources Company (MTDR) : Free Stock Analysis Report Archrock, Inc. (AROC) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research ( Zacks Investment Research Sign in to access your portfolio
