MATW vs. HI, CSV, WW, RGS, HRB, BWEN, WLYB, NOMD, WLY, and ENR
Should you be buying Matthews International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Matthews International include Hillenbrand (HI), Carriage Services (CSV), WW International (WW), Regis (RGS), H&R Block (HRB), Broadwind (BWEN), John Wiley & Sons (WLYB), Nomad Foods (NOMD), John Wiley & Sons (WLY), and Energizer (ENR).
Matthews International vs.
Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) and Matthews International (NASDAQ:MATW) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.
Matthews International has a net margin of 1.43% compared to Hillenbrand's net margin of -6.63%. Matthews International's return on equity of 15.79% beat Hillenbrand's return on equity.
Hillenbrand received 16 more outperform votes than Matthews International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.53% of users gave Matthews International an outperform vote while only 56.59% of users gave Hillenbrand an outperform vote.
Matthews International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hillenbrand. Hillenbrand is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Matthews International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Hillenbrand pays an annual dividend of $0.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Matthews International pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Hillenbrand pays out -29.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Matthews International pays out 114.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hillenbrand has increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years and Matthews International has increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years. Matthews International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
In the previous week, Hillenbrand had 24 more articles in the media than Matthews International. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Hillenbrand and 5 mentions for Matthews International. Hillenbrand's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Matthews International's score of 0.36 indicating that Hillenbrand is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Hillenbrand currently has a consensus target price of $44.67, suggesting a potential upside of 40.24%. Matthews International has a consensus target price of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 66.04%. Given Matthews International's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Matthews International is more favorable than Hillenbrand.
89.1% of Hillenbrand shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of Matthews International shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Hillenbrand shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Matthews International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Hillenbrand has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Matthews International has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
