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Matson (MATX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$110.78 -0.94 (-0.84%)
Closing price 05/28/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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About Matson Stock (NYSE:MATX)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$110.69
$112.31
50-Day Range
$93.27
$133.07
52-Week Range
$91.75
$169.12
Volume
339,121 shs
Average Volume
341,130 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.62 billion
P/E Ratio
9.22
Dividend Yield
1.23%
Price Target
$138.33
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Matson, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of ocean transportation and logistics services. It operates through two segments, Ocean Transportation and Logistics. The Ocean Transportation segment offers ocean freight transportation services to the domestic non-contiguous economies of Hawaii, Japan, Alaska, and Guam, as well as to other island economies in Micronesia. It primarily transports dry containers of mixed commodities, refrigerated commodities, food products, beverages, building materials, automobiles, and household goods; livestock; seafood; general sustenance cargo; and garments, footwear, e-commerce, and other retail merchandise. This segment also operates an expedited service from China to Long Beach, California, and various islands in the South Pacific, as well as Okinawa, Japan; and provides stevedoring, refrigerated cargo services, inland transportation, container equipment maintenance, and other terminal services to ocean carriers on the Hawaiian islands of Oahu, Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai, as well as in the Alaska locations of Anchorage, Kodiak, and Dutch Harbor. In addition, it offers vessel management and container transshipment services. The Logistics segment provides multimodal transportation brokerage services, including domestic and international rail intermodal, long-haul and regional highway trucking, specialized hauling, flat-bed and project, less-than-truckload, and expedited freight services; less-than-container load consolidation and freight forwarding services; warehousing and distribution services; supply chain management services, and non-vessel operating common carrier freight forwarding services. It serves the U.S. military, freight forwarders, retailers, consumer goods, automobile manufacturers, and other customers. The company was formerly known as Alexander & Baldwin Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Matson, Inc. in June 2012. Matson, Inc. was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Matson Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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93rd Percentile Overall Score

MATX MarketRank™: 

Matson scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 26th out of 130 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Matson has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Matson has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

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

    Earnings for Matson are expected to decrease by -23.06% in the coming year, from $13.27 to $10.21 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Matson is 9.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.80.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Matson is 9.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 13.28.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Matson has a P/B Ratio of 1.62. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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

    4.39% of the float of Matson has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Matson has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Matson has recently decreased by 23.50%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Matson pays a meaningful dividend of 1.25%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Matson has been increasing its dividend for 13 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Matson is 8.96%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Matson will have a dividend payout ratio of 13.32% next year. This indicates that Matson will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

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

    4.39% of the float of Matson has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Matson has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Matson has recently decreased by 23.50%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Matson has a news sentiment score of 1.29. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.89 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Matson this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    6 people have searched for MATX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added Matson to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Matson insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,606,286.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.05% of the stock of Matson is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    84.76% of the stock of Matson is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Matson's insider trading history.
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MATX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Matson's stock was trading at $134.84 at the start of the year. Since then, MATX stock has decreased by 17.8% and is now trading at $110.78.
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Matson, Inc. (NYSE:MATX) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May, 5th. The shipping company reported $2.18 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.34 by $0.16. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Top institutional shareholders of Matson include Vanguard Group Inc. (12.15%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (6.15%), American Century Companies Inc. (3.55%) and Boston Partners (2.94%). Insiders that own company stock include Matthew J Cox, Joel M Wine, Peter T Heilmann, Thomas B Fargo, John P Lauer, Mark H Fukunaga, Vic S Angoco Jr, Rusty K Rolfe, Laura L Rascon, Christopher A Scott, John Warren Sullivan, Jenai S Wall, Grace M Cerocke, Kuuhaku T Park, Jason Lee Taylor, Richard S Kinney, Leonard P Isotoff and Kevin L Stuck.
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Shares of MATX 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Matson investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AUO (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

Record date for 3/6 Dividend
2/06/2025
Ex-Dividend for 3/6 Dividend
2/06/2025
Dividend Payable
3/06/2025
Last Earnings
5/05/2025
Record date for 6/5 Dividend
5/08/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/5 Dividend
5/08/2025
Today
5/28/2025
Dividend Payable
6/05/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/07/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Water transportation
Sub-Industry
Marine
Current Symbol
NYSE:MATX
CIK
3453
Employees
4,290
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$138.33
High Stock Price Target
$150.00
Low Stock Price Target
$130.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+24.9%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
9.22
Forward P/E Ratio
8.35
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$297.10 million
Pretax Margin
15.83%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.48 billion
Cash Flow
$12.88 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.60
Book Value
$68.31 per share
Price / Book
1.62

Miscellaneous

Free Float
32,440,000
Market Cap
$3.62 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.30

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This page (NYSE:MATX) was last updated on 5/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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