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Joseph Wm Foran bought $779k of MTDR

Chairman and CEO at Matador Resources Co. 15,000 shares at an average of $51.92, traded Aug 12, 2026, filed Aug 14, 2026.

Conviction score
69
Value
$779k
15,000 shares
Holdings after
30,617
+96% from before
From 52-week low
+46%
low $36.03, close $52.51
From 52-week high
-19%
high $64.51, as of Aug 12, 2026

Score components

  • Role
    CEO
    +25
  • Trade size
    $779k at market
    +22
  • Relative to holdings
    Holdings up 96%
    +10
  • Price context
    19% below the 52-week high
    +4
  • Cluster
    2 insiders buying within 14 days
    +8
  • Repeat buying
    6 buys in 90 days
    +5
  • Track record
    Median 6-month excess return -8% over 16 past buys
    -5

What happened after comparable buys

Same side and tier, against the S&P 500, at 1, 3 and 6 months. Shown to Pro users; the whole table is on the backtest page.

Price around the trade, and since

From a quarter before the trade to today. The arrow is the trade, the circle the day the filing reached EDGAR, which is the first day anyone outside could act; the dotted line is the S&P 500 rebased to that day's close.

MTDROct 12, 2026 · close 55.11
Since filing Aug 14, 2026: +2.6%SPY +0.5% · excess +2.2%

Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value; the dashed line is the close on the filing day, the dotted line SPY rebased to it.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™

Rows in this filing

Every transaction in Form 4 0001540655-26-000018, as filed. Open on EDGAR

DateTransactionSharesPriceValueHoldings afterFiled
Aug 12, 2026POpen-market purchase
Common Stock
+10,000$52.16$522k25,617Aug 14, 2026
Aug 13, 2026POpen-market purchase
Common Stock
+5,000$51.44$257k30,617Aug 14, 2026

Related signals

Other insiders at Matador Resources Co and this insider’s other filings.

ScoreCompanyInsiderValueHoldingsFiled
54Moderate
MTDRbuy 2
Matador Resources Co
Christopher P Calvert
EVP and CFO
$142k
2,500 shares
+6%
41Moderate
MTDRbuy 2
Matador Resources Co
Joseph Wm Foran
Chairman and CEO
$30k
555 shares
+13%
40Moderate
MTDRbuy 3
Matador Resources Co
Joseph Wm Foran
Chairman and CEO
$21k
400 shares
+1%
23Weak
MTDRbuy 2
Matador Resources Co
William Thomas Elsener
EVP, Reservoir Engineering
$43k
850 shares
+1%
55Moderate
MTDRbuy 2
Matador Resources Co
Joseph Wm Foran
Chairman and CEO
$196k
3,839 shares
+33%
34Weak
MTDRbuy 4
Matador Resources Co
Robert Gaines Baty
director
$26k
500 shares
+1%
60Notable
MTDRbuy 6
Matador Resources Co
Joseph Wm Foran
Chairman and CEO
$106k
2,000 shares
+21%
49Moderate
MTDRbuy 6
Matador Resources Co
Glenn W Stetson
EVP and COO
$27k
500 shares
+1%
25Weak
MTDRbuy 6
Matador Resources Co
Monika U Ehrman
director
$20k
362 shares
+1%
56Moderate
MTDRbuy 6
Matador Resources Co
Joseph Wm Foran
Chairman and CEO
$113k
2,000 shares
+27%

Not investment advice. Scores and forward returns are decision support built from public SEC filings and past prices; they describe what happened after comparable filings, not what will happen after this one. Do your own research and size your risk.