B. Riley Issues Negative Outlook for MATW Earnings

Matthews International Corporation (NASDAQ:MATW - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at B. Riley lowered their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Matthews International in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, August 7th. B. Riley analyst L. Burke now forecasts that the company will earn $0.27 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.42. The consensus estimate for Matthews International's current full-year earnings is $1.73 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Matthews International's FY2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS.

Matthews International (NASDAQ:MATW - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.33 by ($0.05). Matthews International had a positive return on equity of 9.15% and a negative net margin of 4.01%. The company had revenue of $349.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $321.95 million.

Separately, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Matthews International from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday.

Matthews International Price Performance

Shares of MATW traded up $0.66 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $24.05. 185,030 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 209,272. Matthews International has a 1-year low of $18.50 and a 1-year high of $32.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 1.66. The company has a 50 day moving average of $23.69 and a 200-day moving average of $22.99. The stock has a market cap of $740.50 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -11.34 and a beta of 1.24.

Matthews International Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 25th. Investors of record on Monday, August 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 11th. Matthews International's dividend payout ratio is currently -47.17%.

Institutional Trading of Matthews International

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. SummerHaven Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Matthews International by 1.6% in the 1st quarter. SummerHaven Investment Management LLC now owns 32,663 shares of the company's stock valued at $726,000 after acquiring an additional 514 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its holdings in Matthews International by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 16,906 shares of the company's stock valued at $468,000 after acquiring an additional 593 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in Matthews International by 55.1% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,687 shares of the company's stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 599 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its holdings in Matthews International by 2.6% in the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 25,600 shares of the company's stock valued at $569,000 after acquiring an additional 650 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quadrant Capital Group LLC raised its holdings in Matthews International by 551.8% in 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 last quarter. 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.