Matador Resources (MTDR)
Energy · Independent Oil & Gas Exploration and Production · NYSE
Matador Resources is a Delaware Basin-focused exploration and production company that complements its upstream output with integrated midstream gathering and water infrastructure services.
What Matador Resources does
Matador Resources is an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development, production, and acquisition of oil and natural gas resources. The company focuses primarily on the Delaware Basin in West Texas and Southeast New Mexico, and also operates midstream assets including gathering, compression, dehydration, and water infrastructure.
Themes: oil and gas exploration and production, midstream infrastructure, shale oil development, Delaware Basin development
Fundamentals
- Price$58.38 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$7.2B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+26.0% 2025-08-21 close $46.34 → 2026-08-21 close $58.38
- P/E8.82 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+19.9% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+82.3% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+12.8% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.71 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)-3.6% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+6.5% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.99 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-05 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +1.4%; at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How MTDR compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiobottom 25% 118 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit margintop 25% 149 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating margintop 25% 149 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross margintop 10% 142 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 152 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 138 covered Energy peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 98 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 95 covered Energy peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Energy companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
MTDR is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
61.4 #150 of 987 scored · #16 of 64 in Energy
Valuation 82nd (price to book 1.2, price to earnings 10) and capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is growth (34th, revenue growth year over year -3.6%, 3-year revenue CAGR 6.5%).
Short-term score
57.7 #333 of 1,704 scored · #22 of 86 in Energy
Trend 73rd: the price is 9% above the average price paid over the period covered, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain; catalysts 69th: open-market insider buys in 90 days 19, analysts have raised their average price target by 0.4% since the prior reading; weakest is setup 34th: day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 99% of the past ~6 months).
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, MTDR's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 21%, free-cash-flow payout 61%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout21% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout61% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How Matador Resources looks technically
Matador Resources (MTDR) is trading 15.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 115 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 21 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 69, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 10 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day high about 2 trading days ago.
Trend
9
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 15.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +15.1% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $51.62 | $51.62 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $50.72 | $50.72 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 24 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 24 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part downward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes below 45.435. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave downward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 115 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 115 sessions |
| Above the 200-day after a dip | it recently dipped to its 200-day average (the long-term trend line) and has since climbed back above it — now about 15.1% above | +15.1% |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 21 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend) | 21.2 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 69, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 68.5 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the top of its 14-day range ($46.90 to $60.38) — its "stochastic" reading is 85 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 85.2 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 10 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 10 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $66.84 | $66.84 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 12.7% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -12.7% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 57.2% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +57.2% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 12.7% below its highest point of the past year | 12.7% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $73.78 (set on 2022-11-07) | $73.78 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($37.19 to $65.45), and it has given back roughly a quarter of its rise from last year’s low — 25% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $47.08 to $47.99. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 25.0% |
| From the all-time high | it is 20.9% below its all-time high | -20.9% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 4.2% below a resistance level at $60.81 — a price it turned at twice since 2024-11-25, most recently on 2025-02-11. Since 2024-08-21 it has 12 such levels below the current price and 2 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +4.2% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $1.11 (set on 2020-03-18) | $1.11 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 5159.5% above its all-time low | +5,159% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 99% of the past ~6 months) | 99th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.93 between its high and its low — about 3.3% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $1.93 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $43.73 and $59.59 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $43.73 – $51.66 – $59.59 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.3% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.3% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 4.0 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (15.1% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 4.0 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.83× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have raised their average price target by 0.4% since the prior reading | +0.4% |
|---|---|---|
| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | 6 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 6 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 1.0% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +1.0% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 2.7% above the previous close 5 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 51.6 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +2.7% |
| Gap filled | a 2.7% gap down opened on 2026-08-04 has been "filled" 13 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 13 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run | 1 session down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 5.6 percentage points (the stock gained 8.0% while the market gained 2.3%) | +5.6% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 1.0 percentage points (the stock gained 4.1% while the market gained 3.1%) | +1.0% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 0.4 percentage points (the stock gained 11.4% while the market gained 11.1%) | +0.4% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 5.5 percentage points (the stock gained 26.0% while the market gained 20.5%) | +5.5% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 6 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day high, MACD momentum is positive, outperforming the market over 6 months, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 6 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bearish state: near the top of its 14-day range (overbought) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 4.0% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is moderate, spanning 7.1% of the share price. | +4.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 10% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $52.86 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 158 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +10.4% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 9% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-05 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $53.39 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 13 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +9.3% |
Price levels it has turned at before
MTDR last closed at $58.38 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 12 prices below its last close and 2 above; the 3 nearest below and the 2 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $60.81 | Resistance | 4.2% above the last close | turned there twice · 2024-11-25 to 2025-02-11 |
| $55.72 | Support | 4.6% below the last close | turned there three times · 2024-10-07 to 2026-07-23 |
| $54.01 | Support | 7.5% below the last close | turned there five times · 2024-09-24 to 2026-05-07 |
| $52.83 | Support | 9.5% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-07-18 to 2026-04-17 |
| $63.96 | Resistance | 9.6% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-01-15 to 2026-05-04 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part downward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $45.44.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Tested and reclaimed 200-day support · Broke out to a new 20-day high · At the top of its 14-day range (stochastic above 80) · Trading above the Ichimoku cloud · Most technical signals bullish | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingStrong Buy (1.47 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 19 analysts
- Mean price target$68.53 range $56.00 – $92.00; median $67.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-22. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for MTDR
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.70 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-22
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Volatility in oil and natural gas commodity prices","Operational and environmental risks associated with drilling and midstream operations","Exposure to debt obligations and financing conditions"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of MTDR's 10-Q filed 2026-05-08 against the prior one filed 2025-10-24.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added opening sentence to first paragraph: 'All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this Quarterly Report regarding our strategy, future operations, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements.'
- Added to risk factors list: 'including the effects of inflation and interest rates' (after general economic conditions)
- Added to risk factors list: 'tariffs and trade tensions'
- Added to risk factors list: 'delays and other difficulties related to construction, expansion or operation of our midstream assets'
- Added to risk factors list: 'evolving cybersecurity risks'
- Added to bulleted forward-looking statements list: 'the risk of litigation and/or regulatory actions related to our acquisitions' (moved from risk factors)
- Removed:
- Removed definition of 'Ameredev Acquisition' from introductory paragraph (specific to 2025 10-Q, no longer relevant in 2026 filing)
- Removed from risk factors: 'the risk of litigation and/or regulatory actions related to our acquisitions' (moved to bulleted list)
- Removed from forward-looking statements list: 'the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022'
- Removed reference to Annual Report for year ended December 31, 2024 and SEC filing date of February 25, 2025; updated to year ended December 31, 2025 and filing date of February 26, 2026
- Reworded:
- Changed risk factors opening from 'general economic conditions;' to 'general economic conditions, including the effects of inflation and interest rates; tariffs and trade tensions;'
- Changed 'delays and other difficulties related to producing oil, natural gas and NGLs or the construction, expansion or operation of our midstream assets;' in older version to separate two risk factors in newer version
- Changed 'weather and environmental conditions and natural disasters;' to 'weather conditions, environmental conditions and natural disasters;'
- Reordered risk factor mentioning cybersecurity: now appears after 'significant transaction costs associated with our acquisitions' rather than after 'disruption from our acquisitions'
- Notes:
- Text appears truncated at end of older filing ('no assurances can be given as to future results, levels of activity' without completion), but comparison completed with available text
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
13 open-market purchases and 0 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 30 days3 buys ($239695) · 0 sells — 2 buying insiders
- Last 90 days13 buys ($921139) · 0 sells — 7 buying insiders
- Last 180 days13 buys ($921139) · 0 sells — 7 buying insiders
Cluster buying: 6 different insiders reported open-market purchases (SEC code P) of MTDR within a 30-day window between 2026-05-27 and 2026-06-15. Disclosed Form 4 activity, not a prediction of performance or a buy signal.
Activity heuristic: net buying (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-11. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about MTDR's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Congressional trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 1 matched disclosure for MTDR from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
Congressional trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding MTDR as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 16,811,172
- Reported value $1,062,129,866
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 3 increased, 1 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
MTDR had 14,758,679 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
MTDR had 11.9% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 6.8 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 14,758,679
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 11.9%
- Prior settlement (shares) 13,547,981
- Reported change 8.94%
- Days to cover (reported) 6.8
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- EOG Resources (EOG)
- Diamondback Energy (FANG)
- Devon Energy (DVN)
- ConocoPhillips (COP)
- Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD)
- APA Corporation (APA)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Matador Resources (MTDR) do?
Matador Resources is an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development, production, and acquisition of oil and natural gas resources. The company focuses primarily on the Delaware Basin in West Texas and Southeast New Mexico, and also operates midstream assets including gathering, compression, dehydration, and water infrastructure.
What sector is Matador Resources (MTDR) in?
Matador Resources (MTDR) is classified in the Energy sector. Its industry is Independent Oil & Gas Exploration and Production. It trades on NYSE.
Does MTDR pay a dividend?
Yes — Matador Resources (MTDR) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 1.37% and at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are Matador Resources's (MTDR) competitors?
Notable peers of Matador Resources (MTDR) include EOG Resources, Diamondback Energy, Devon Energy, ConocoPhillips and Pioneer Natural Resources. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent Congressional stock trading in MTDR?
Yes — we hold 1 matched STOCK Act disclosure for MTDR from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is Matador Resources (MTDR) overbought or oversold right now?
Matador Resources (MTDR) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 69, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on MTDR come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.