Matador Resources Co (MTDR)

As of 31 August 2026, short interest in MTDR is 13,794,333 shares, down 964,346 shares over the last month. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 6,340,315 shares (28 February 2025) to 14,758,679 shares (31 July 2026). At the reported average volume of 2.0M shares a day that is 7.1 days to cover, elevated.

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As of 17 September 2026, the short share of MTDR volume is 56.3%, down 14.4 points over the last five sessions. Over the last 52 readings it ranged from 42.3% (16 September 2026) to 84.7% (3 August 2026). The latest reading is 6.7 points below the 30-session average of 63.0%, on 457K shares reported.

As of 26 August 2026, the fails-to-deliver balance in MTDR is 14 shares, down 115,092 shares over the last settlement date. Over the last 52 readings it ranged from 1 share (27 March 2026) to 115,106 shares (25 August 2026). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range.

Insiders at MTDR reported 8 open-market buys worth $1.2M in the last 90 days and no open-market sells. Clustered voluntary buying is historically the stronger insider signal because insiders buy for one reason. Latest filing: Calvert Christopher P (EVP and CFO) on 2026-08-27.

Form 4 filings are due within two business days of the trade. Insiders sell for many reasons that say nothing about the company; open-market buys are the rarer, stronger signal.

1 Form 144 notice on file for MTDR worth $5.7M at the prices reported; 0 in the last 90 days worth $0. Latest: Macalik Robert T filed on 2026-05-11 to sell 103,927 shares ($5.7M) from 2026-05-11.

3 holders above 5% have filed on MTDR, all on Schedule 13G (passive). The largest reported stake is Vanguard Portfolio Management at 6.9% of the class (8,525,144 shares), filed 2026-04-29 for an event on 2026-03-31.

6 of the 30 tracked managers held MTDR at their latest 13F, $150.3M in total at quarter-end prices. AQR Capital Management is the largest at $71.1M (0.0% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 2 added shares and 4 cut.

Only the 30 tracked managers on the funds hub; a 13F reports long positions in US listed stock at quarter end, 45 days late, and says nothing about shorts or positions sold since.

In Q2 2026 (quarter ended 2026-06-30) Matador Resources Co reported revenue of $1.17B, up 26.8% from the same quarter a year earlier, and net income of $390.7M (3.15 diluted EPS). In FY 2025 it generated $2.43B of operating cash flow and spent $55.8M on buybacks and $163.1M on dividends. As of 2026-06-30, cash was $26.3M against $4.22B of debt.

Quarterly, last 8 quarters

Fiscal years, with buybacks and dividends

Quarters are the three-month figures the company reports; a fourth quarter marked derived is the fiscal year less the three reported quarters, since companies report it only inside the 10-K. Fiscal years are the annual figures. Buybacks are cash paid to repurchase common stock in the year (XBRL PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock), not authorizations. Balance sheet lines are as of 2026-06-30; shares outstanding as of 2026-08-05 from the cover page.