MATW vs. HI, CSV, RGS, WW, HRB, HUHU, BWEN, NWL, CCU, and JJSF
Should you be buying Matthews International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Matthews International include Hillenbrand (HI), Carriage Services (CSV), Regis (RGS), WW International (WW), H&R Block (HRB), HUHUTECH International Group (HUHU), Broadwind (BWEN), Newell Brands (NWL), Compañía Cervecerías Unidas (CCU), and J&J Snack Foods (JJSF).
Matthews International vs.
Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) and Matthews International (NASDAQ:MATW) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.
89.1% of Hillenbrand shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of Matthews International shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Hillenbrand shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Matthews International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Hillenbrand has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Matthews International has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Matthews International has a net margin of -3.48% compared to Hillenbrand's net margin of -7.12%. Hillenbrand's return on equity of 15.00% beat Matthews International's return on equity.
Hillenbrand received 18 more outperform votes than Matthews International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.53% of users gave Matthews International an outperform vote while only 56.54% of users gave Hillenbrand an outperform vote.
Matthews International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hillenbrand. Matthews International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hillenbrand, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Hillenbrand currently has a consensus price target of $36.50, suggesting a potential upside of 40.44%. Matthews International has a consensus price target of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 72.79%. Given Matthews International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Matthews International is more favorable than Hillenbrand.
In the previous week, Hillenbrand had 3 more articles in the media than Matthews International. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Hillenbrand and 5 mentions for Matthews International. Hillenbrand's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Matthews International's score of 1.05 indicating that Hillenbrand is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Hillenbrand pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Matthews International pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Hillenbrand pays out -28.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Matthews International pays out -50.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Hillenbrand has raised its dividend for 18 consecutive years and Matthews International has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years. Matthews International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Summary
Hillenbrand and Matthews International tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:MATW) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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