Matador Resources (MTDR) reported $1.01 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 28.7%. EPS of $1.99 for the same period compares to $1.71 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +7.54% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $942.86 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.74, the EPS surprise was +14.37%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Matador performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

Average Daily Production Volumes - Total oil equivalent: 198631 millions of barrels of oil equivalent compared to the 196185.4 millions of barrels of oil equivalent average estimate based on eight analysts. Average Daily Production Volumes - Natural gas: 501.6 millions of cubic feet versus 488.5 millions of cubic feet estimated by seven analysts on average. Average Daily Production Volumes - Oil: 115,030 BBL/D versus 114,907.1 BBL/D estimated by seven analysts on average. Average Sales Prices - Oil without realized derivatives: $72.38 versus the five-analyst average estimate of $71.59. Average Sales Prices - Oil, with realized derivatives: $72.38 versus the five-analyst average estimate of $71.87. Average Sales Prices - Natural gas without realized derivatives: $3.56 versus the five-analyst average estimate of $3.70. Average Sales Prices - Natural gas, with realized derivatives: $3.62 versus $3.87 estimated by five analysts on average. Revenues- Third-party midstream services revenues: $33.50 million versus $50.97 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +3.5% change. Revenues- Oil and natural gas revenues: $909.92 million compared to the $866.93 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +29.3% year over year. Revenues- Natural gas: $160.60 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $172.45 million. Revenues- Sales of purchased natural gas: $62.76 million compared to the $51.86 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +26.9% year over year. Revenues- Oil: $749.32 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $749.28 million.

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Shares of Matador have returned +7.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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