How to buy Matador Resources Company stock | $12.06

Matador Resources Company is an oil & gas e&p business based in the US. Matador Resources Company shares (MTDR) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Matador Resources Company employs 304 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$841.2 million.

How to buy shares in Matador Resources Company

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3. Search for Matador Resources Company. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: MTDR. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Matador Resources Company reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$12.06, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Matador Resources Company, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Matador Resources Company. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

Matador Resources Company share price

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Matador Resources Company shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-12-28.

Latest market close	USD$12.06
52-week range	USD$1.11 - USD$19.825
50-day moving average	USD$10.8
200-day moving average	USD$9.2864
Wall St. target price	USD$13.13
PE ratio	4.3737
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$1.969

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Matador Resources Company price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $12.06 from 2020-12-31

1 week (2021-01-08)	-22.29%
1 month (2020-12-17)	-2.74%
3 months (2020-10-16)	40.40%
6 months (2020-07-17)	39.26%

1 year (2020-01-17)	-28.77%
2 years (2019-01-17)	-37.87%
3 years (2018-01-17)	32.21
5 years (2016-01-15)	13.69

Is Matador Resources Company under- or over-valued?

Valuing Matador Resources Company stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Matador Resources Company's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Matador Resources Company's P/E ratio

Matador Resources Company's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 4x. In other words, Matador Resources Company shares trade at around 4x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Matador Resources Company's PEG ratio

Matador Resources Company's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 11.3551. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Matador Resources Company's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Matador Resources Company's EBITDA

Matador Resources Company's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$552.3 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Matador Resources Company's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Matador Resources Company financials

Revenue TTM	USD$841.2 million
Operating margin TTM	21.08%
Gross profit TTM	USD$737.8 million
Return on assets TTM	2.87%
Return on equity TTM	-25.41%
Profit margin	-57.03%
Book value	$11.742
Market capitalisation	USD$1.4 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Matador Resources Company shares

There are currently 18.9 million Matador Resources Company shares held short by investors – that's known as Matador Resources Company's "short interest". This figure is 11.7% down from 21.5 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Matador Resources Company shares can be evaluated.

Matador Resources Company's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Matador Resources Company's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Matador Resources Company shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Matador Resources Company shares traded daily (recently around 2.9 million). Matador Resources Company's SIR currently stands at 6.5. In other words for every 100,000 Matador Resources Company shares traded daily on the market, roughly 6500 shares are currently held short.

However Matador Resources Company's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Matador Resources Company shares, or, against the total number of tradable Matador Resources Company shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Matador Resources Company's short interest could be expressed as 0.16% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Matador Resources Company shares in existence, roughly 160 shares are currently held short) or 0.1982% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Matador Resources Company shares, roughly 198 shares are currently held short).

A SIR below 10% would generally be considered to indicate a fairly optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Matador Resources Company.

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Matador Resources Company share dividends

We're not expecting Matador Resources Company to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Matador Resources Company share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Matador Resources Company's shares have ranged in value from as little as $1.11 up to $19.825. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Matador Resources Company's is 4.8341. This would suggest that Matador Resources Company's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

Matador Resources Company overview

Matador Resources Company, an independent energy company, engages in the exploration, development, production, and acquisition of oil and natural gas resources in the United States. It operates in two segments, Exploration and Production; and Midstream. The company primarily holds interests in the Wolfcamp and Bone Spring plays in the Delaware Basin in Southeast New Mexico and West Texas. It also operates the Eagle Ford shale play in South Texas; and the Haynesville shale and Cotton Valley plays in Northwest Louisiana. In addition, the company conducts midstream operations in support of its exploration, development, and production operations; provides natural gas processing and oil transportation services; and offers oil, natural gas, and salt water gathering services, as well as salt water disposal services to third parties. As of December 31, 2019, its estimated total proved oil and natural gas reserves were 252.5 million barrels of oil equivalent, including 148.0 million stock tank barrels of oil and 627.2 billion cubic feet of natural gas. The company was formerly known as Matador Holdco, Inc. and changed its name to Matador Resources Company in August 2011. Matador Resources Company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Matador Resources Company is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 5.921% of Matador Resources Company shares are held by insiders and 86.707% by institutions.

• How many people work for Matador Resources Company?

  Latest data suggests 304 work at Matador Resources Company.

• When does the fiscal year end for Matador Resources Company?

  Matador Resources Company's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Matador Resources Company based?

  Matador Resources Company's address is: One Lincoln Centre, Dallas, TX, United States, 75240

• What is Matador Resources Company's ISIN number?

  Matador Resources Company's international securities identification number is: US5764852050

• What is Matador Resources Company's CUSIP number?

  Matador Resources Company's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 576485205