Matador Resources Co (MTDR) is expecting -11.52% growth in the next quarter: What can investors do to maximize their returns?

On Tuesday, Matador Resources Co (NYSE: MTDR) opened lower -0.78% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $56.07. Price fluctuations for MTDR have ranged from $50.79 to $71.08 over the past 52 weeks.

During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Energy Sector giant was 36.85%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 19.73% at the time writing. With a float of $115.27 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $119.46 million.

Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 395 employees.

Matador Resources Co (MTDR) Insider Activity

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Oil & Gas E&P industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Matador Resources Co is 7.65%, while institutional ownership is 91.79%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Aug 02 ’24, was worth 111,920. In this transaction Chairman and CEO of this company bought 2,000 shares at a rate of $55.96, taking the stock ownership to the 35,251 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Aug 02 ’24, when Company’s EVP, Chief Accounting Officer bought 500 for $54.50, making the entire transaction worth $27,250. This insider now owns 29,300 shares in total.

Matador Resources Co (MTDR) Earnings and Forecasts

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 19.73% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 10.40% during the next five years compared to 23.93% growth over the previous five years of trading.

Matador Resources Co (NYSE: MTDR) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for Matador Resources Co (MTDR). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.82. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 2.14. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 35.43.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 7.76, a number that is poised to hit 1.97 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 9.75 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Matador Resources Co (MTDR)

Looking closely at Matador Resources Co (NYSE: MTDR), its last 5-days average volume was 1.27 million, which is a drop from its year-to-date volume of 1.53 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 44.22%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 2.02.

During the past 100 days, Matador Resources Co’s (MTDR) raw stochastic average was set at 23.85%, which indicates a significant decrease from 41.87% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 42.81% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 32.84% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $59.15, while its 200-day Moving Average is $60.13. However, in the short run, Matador Resources Co’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $56.15. Second resistance stands at $56.66. The third major resistance level sits at $57.35. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $54.95, it is likely to go to the next support level at $54.26. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $53.75.

Matador Resources Co (NYSE: MTDR) Key Stats

There are currently 124,780K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 6.94 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 2,807 M according to its annual income of 846,070 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 847,140 K and its income totaled 228,770 K.