B. Riley Brokers Reduce Earnings Estimates for MATW

Matthews International Co. (NASDAQ:MATW - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at B. Riley lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Matthews International in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, February 10th. B. Riley analyst L. Burke now expects that the company will earn $0.41 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.55. The consensus estimate for Matthews International's current full-year earnings is $2.00 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Matthews International's FY2026 earnings at $1.91 EPS.

Matthews International Stock Performance

NASDAQ:MATW traded up $0.76 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $25.73. The stock had a trading volume of 395,312 shares, compared to its average volume of 227,198. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 1.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $796.86 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -13.06 and a beta of 1.14. Matthews International has a twelve month low of $21.09 and a twelve month high of $32.24. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $28.57 and a 200 day simple moving average of $26.07.

Matthews International (NASDAQ:MATW - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.26 by ($0.12). Matthews International had a negative net margin of 3.48% and a positive return on equity of 12.42%.

Matthews International Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 24th. Investors of record on Monday, February 10th will be given a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 10th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.89%. Matthews International's payout ratio is currently -50.76%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Matthews International

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its position in Matthews International by 7.7% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 6,602 shares of the company's stock valued at $153,000 after purchasing an additional 471 shares during the period. KBC Group NV lifted its position in shares of Matthews International by 63.7% during the 3rd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,937 shares of the company's stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 754 shares during the period. Quadrant Capital Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Matthews International by 551.8% during the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 906 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 767 shares during the period. Sterling Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Matthews International by 797.2% during the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 951 shares of the company's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 845 shares during the period. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its position in shares of Matthews International by 6.9% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 15,707 shares of the company's stock valued at $393,000 after acquiring an additional 1,013 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.08% of the company's stock.

About Matthews International

Matthews International Corporation provides brand solutions, memorialization products, and industrial technologies worldwide. It operates through three segments: Memorialization, Industrial Technologies, and SGK Brand Solutions. The Memorialization segment provides bronze and granite memorials, upright granite memorials and monuments, concrete burial vaults, cremation memorialization products, granite benches, flower vases, crypt plates and letters, cremation urns, niche units, cemetery features, and statues, as well as bronze plaques, letters, emblems, vases, lights and photo ceramics, granite monuments, mausoleums, crypts, and flush memorials.