B. Riley Expects Weaker Earnings for Matthews International

Matthews International Co. (NASDAQ:MATW - Free Report) - Equities researchers at B. Riley reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Matthews International in a research note issued on Monday, February 10th. B. Riley analyst L. Burke now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.36 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.82 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.73 EPS.

Matthews International Trading Up 3.0 %

Shares of Matthews International stock traded up $0.76 on Thursday, reaching $25.73. The company had a trading volume of 395,312 shares, compared to its average volume of 227,198. The firm has a market cap of $796.86 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -13.06 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76, a current ratio of 1.45 and a quick ratio of 0.91. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $28.57 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $26.03. Matthews International has a 1 year low of $21.09 and a 1 year high of $32.24.

Matthews International (NASDAQ:MATW - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 24th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 10th will be issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.89%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 10th. Matthews International's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -50.76%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Matthews International

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Quadrant Capital Group LLC boosted its holdings in 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 boosted its holdings in 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. KBC Group NV boosted its holdings in 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. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Matthews International by 1,865.1% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 4,500 shares of the company's stock valued at $125,000 after acquiring an additional 4,271 shares during the period. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC purchased a new position in Matthews International during the 4th quarter valued at $154,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.08% of the company's stock.

Matthews International Company Profile

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.