Matador Resources Company (NYSE:MTDR) is rated among stocks with the lowest forward PE ratios, with Benchmark maintaining a Buy rating and a $62 price target. EBITDA projection was lowered for the fourth quarter, but output and capital expenditure forecasts were increased due to faster cycle times exceeding expectations.

Private equity partner Five Point will retain a 49% ownership in Matador Resources Company (NYSE:MTDR), with Benchmark expecting a midstream monetization to finance future growth and reduce borrowings on the San Mateo revolver.

Benchmark believes that assigning an upstream multiple to nearly $300 million of midstream EBITDA would make Matador Resources Company (NYSE:MTDR) more competitive compared to a higher-multiple midstream structure.

Matador Resources Company (NYSE:MTDR) is an independent U.S. energy company focused on exploring, developing, producing, and acquiring oil and natural gas, primarily in the Delaware Basin, Wolfcamp, and Bone Spring plays.

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