Free Trial
NASDAQ:MATW

Matthews International (MATW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Matthews International logo
$24.09 +0.19 (+0.79%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

About Matthews International Stock (NASDAQ:MATW)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$23.63
$24.12
50-Day Range
$21.36
$25.00
52-Week Range
$21.09
$39.12
Volume
128,431 shs
Average Volume
139,138 shs
Market Capitalization
$737.15 million
P/E Ratio
28.68
Dividend Yield
3.99%
Price Target
$40.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

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. The Industrial Technologies segment designs, manufactures, services, and distributes high-tech custom energy storage solutions, and product identification and warehouse automation technologies and solutions, including order fulfillment systems for identifying, tracking, picking, and conveying consumer and industrial products. This segment also provides engineered calendaring, laminating, and coating equipment; stand-alone marking products; laser and ink-jet printing systems; and spare parts, calendar, and coating-roller refurbishing and retrofits. The SGK Brand solutions segment provides brand management, pre-media services, printing plates and cylinders, imaging services, digital asset management, merchandising display systems, and marketing and design services for the consumer goods and retail industries. The company was founded in 1850 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Matthews International Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks
74th Percentile Overall Score

MATW MarketRank™: 

Matthews International scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 66th out of 138 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Matthews International has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Matthews International has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Matthews International's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Matthews International are expected to decrease by -4.93% in the coming year, from $2.03 to $1.93 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Matthews International is 28.68, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 136.33.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Matthews International is 28.68, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 23.97.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Matthews International has a P/B Ratio of 1.40. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Matthews International's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.08% of the float of Matthews International has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Matthews International has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.7.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Matthews International has recently decreased by 0.28%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Matthews International is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.05%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Matthews International has been increasing its dividend for 29 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Matthews International is 114.29%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Matthews International will have a dividend payout ratio of 49.74% next year. This indicates that Matthews International will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Matthews International's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.08% of the float of Matthews International has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Matthews International has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.7.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Matthews International has recently decreased by 0.28%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Matthews International has a news sentiment score of 0.36. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Matthews International this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 2 people have added Matthews International to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Matthews International insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 4.10% of the stock of Matthews International is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    83.08% of the stock of Matthews International is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Matthews International's insider trading history.
Receive MATW Stock News and Ratings via Email

Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Matthews International and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.

MATW Stock News Headlines

Matthews International Increases Quarterly Dividend
When it comes to NVDA… “acceleration cycles” are the key
Expert options trader Graham Lindman has been working on a new way to tap into Nvidia’s options… By simply isolating outsized “acceleration cycles” within Nvidia stock (most investors don’t even know it exists)... And thanks to many months and late nights working out the kinks of the systems… They have finally found a way to target these cycles on Nvidia over and over again.
See More Headlines

MATW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Matthews International's stock was trading at $36.65 at the start of the year. Since then, MATW shares have decreased by 34.3% and is now trading at $24.09.
View the best growth stocks for 2024 here
.

Matthews International Co. (NASDAQ:MATW) issued its earnings results on Thursday, August, 1st. The company reported $0.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $427.83 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $450.03 million. Matthews International had a net margin of 1.43% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.79%.

Matthews International's top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (3.95%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.38%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (2.31%) and Barington Capital Group L.P. (1.49%). Insiders that own company stock include Joseph C Bartolacci, Aleta W Richards and Ronald C Awenowicz.
View institutional ownership trends
.

Shares of MATW stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
Compare Top Brokerages Here.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Matthews International investors own include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META), Netflix (NFLX) and Home Depot (HD).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/01/2024
Today
11/21/2024
Next Earnings (Confirmed)
11/21/2024
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Nonferrous foundries (castings)
Sub-Industry
Specialized Consumer Services
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:MATW
CUSIP
57712810
Employees
12,000
Year Founded
1850

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$40.00
High Stock Price Target
$40.00
Low Stock Price Target
$40.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+66.0%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$39.29 million
Pretax Margin
0.72%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.83 billion
Cash Flow
$6.18 per share
Book Value
$17.24 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
29,343,000
Market Cap
$737.11 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.06

Social Links

13 Stocks Institutional Investors Won't Stop Buying Cover

Which stocks are major institutional investors including hedge funds and endowments buying in today's market? Click the link below and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of thirteen stocks that institutional investors are buying up as quickly as they can.

Get This Free Report

This page (NASDAQ:MATW) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
From Our Partners