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NASDAQ · MTDR
Matador Resources Company
Energy · Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
$59.27
Down-$0.82 (-1.36%)
Updated Oct 28, 2026, 9:10 AM
SID Score
7.8/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
62/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 5.58B
- P/E ratio
- 7.16
- Dividend yield
- 2.22%
- 52-week range
- $37.14 – $66.84
- Volume
- 957.48K
- Avg. volume
- 1.92M
Price performance · MTDR
MTDR price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 27, 2026
MTDR closed at $59.27 after 21 trading sessions, up 16.93% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $59.27
- Period change
- +16.93%
- Period low
- $50.69
- Period high
- $60.09
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2026 | $59.81 | $60.42 | $58.615 | $59.27 | 957.48K |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $58.54 | $60.95 | $58.54 | $60.09 | 2.02M |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $57.19 | $60.80 | $57.19 | $59.96 | 1.92M |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $58.62 | $58.87 | $55.825 | $56.79 | 1.19M |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $57.50 | $58.03 | $56.92 | $57.75 | 1.4M |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $58.09 | $58.14 | $56.185 | $57.44 | 1.5M |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $57.24 | $58.01 | $57.01 | $57.38 | 1M |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $54.19 | $57.56 | $54.19 | $57.52 | 1.95M |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $55.12 | $55.73 | $53.515 | $53.77 | 1.45M |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $56.39 | $56.48 | $55.03 | $55.19 | 1.35M |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $55.46 | $56.18 | $55.21 | $55.88 | 1.06M |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $55.24 | $55.865 | $54.83 | $55.11 | 1.07M |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $54.40 | $55.29 | $54.22 | $54.28 | 759.41K |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $54.27 | $54.75 | $53.74 | $54.48 | 1.22M |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $53.44 | $54.08 | $51.98 | $52.85 | 1.31M |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $52.56 | $53.16 | $52.10 | $52.91 | 1.05M |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $53.35 | $54.05 | $52.5201 | $53.01 | 1.45M |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $52.10 | $53.754 | $52.10 | $53.50 | 1.43M |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $52.12 | $53.44 | $51.22 | $52.96 | 1.59M |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $50.94 | $52.45 | $50.80 | $51.58 | 1.92M |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $50.50 | $51.55 | $50.39 | $50.69 | 1.33M |
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Matador Resources Co is an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development, production, and acquisition of oil and natural gas resources. The majority of the company's assets are located in the United States, with an emphasis on oil and natural gas shale and other unconventional plays. Along with maintaining a portfolio of oil and natural gas properties, Matador works to identify and develop midstream opportunities that support and enhance its exploration and development business. The Company has two reportable business segments: exploration and production and midstream.
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| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | Mizuho | Outperform | — |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Scotiabank | Sector Perform | — |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | — |
| Oct 14, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | — |
| Oct 14, 2026 | Truist Securities | Buy | — |
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Yahoo · Oct 22, 2026
What Matador Resources Stock's Dividend Hike Means For Shareholders
Matador Resources increased its regular quarterly cash dividend to US$0.4375 per share, with the higher payout applied from the fourth quarter of 2026 and the first payment already declared for December 4, 2026 to holders of record on November 10, 2026. The amended dividend policy points to management confidence in Matador Resources’ free cash flow and its capacity to return more cash while continuing to manage debt. This article examines how Matador Resources’ investment narrative is shaped...
Fintel · Oct 22, 2026
Matador Resources Company Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend by 17% to $0.4375 Per Share
Yahoo · Oct 21, 2026
Matador Resources Company Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend
DALLAS, October 21, 2026--Matador Resources Company (NYSE: MTDR) ("Matador" or the "Company") today announced that its Board of Directors amended the Company’s dividend policy. Pursuant to the new policy, the Company intends to pay cash dividends on its common stock of $0.4375 per share per quarter, or $1.75 per share per year, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2026, which is a 17% increase from its prior policy of $0.375 per share per quarter, or $1.50 per share per year. The Board also declar
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