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Matador Resources (MTDR)

Headquartered in Dallas, TX, Matador Resources Company is among the leading oil and gas explorer in the shale and unconventional resources in the United States. The company’s upstream operations are primarily concentrated in the in the Delaware and Midland basins — two sub-basins of Permian — and South Texas’ Eagle Ford shale. The company, founded in 1983, also operates in the Cotton Valley and Haynesville shale resources.

MTDR boasts a Momentum Style Score of A and VGM Score of A, and holds a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) rating. Shares of Matador Resources has seen some interesting price action recently; the stock is down 2.7% over the past one week and up 0.1% over the past four weeks. And in the last one-year period, MTDR has gained 32.8%. As for the stock's trading volume, 1,637,364.13 shares on average were traded over the last 20 days.

Momentum investors also pay close attention to a company's earnings. For MTDR, four analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.32 to $7.30 per share for 2024. MTDR boasts an average earnings surprise of 14.3%.

With strong earnings growth, a good Zacks Rank, and top-tier Momentum and VGM Style Scores, investors should think about adding MTDR to their portfolios.

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