B. Riley Cuts Earnings Estimates for Matthews International

Matthews International Corporation (NASDAQ:MATW - Free Report) - Equities researchers at B. Riley cut their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Matthews International in a report released on Thursday, August 7th. B. Riley analyst L. Burke now expects 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.

Separately, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Matthews International from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th.

Matthews International Trading Down 1.5%

NASDAQ MATW traded down $0.37 during trading on Monday, hitting $23.88. 46,437 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 241,308. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $23.79 and a two-hundred day moving average of $22.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.66 and a quick ratio of 0.98. Matthews International has a 12-month low of $18.50 and a 12-month high of $32.24. The firm has a market cap of $735.27 million, a P/E ratio of -11.27 and a beta of 1.24.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Matthews International

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Quadrant Capital Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Matthews International by 551.8% during the fourth 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. Sterling Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Matthews International by 797.2% during the fourth 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 last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Matthews International by 55.1% during the second 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. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in shares of Matthews International by 51.6% during the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 3,080 shares of the company's stock valued at $74,000 after acquiring an additional 1,048 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP raised its stake in shares of Matthews International by 4,173.1% during the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 4,615 shares of the company's stock valued at $110,000 after acquiring an additional 4,507 shares during the last quarter. 83.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Matthews International Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 25th. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 11th. Matthews International's dividend payout ratio is -47.17%.

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.