MATW vs. HI, CSV, RGS, WW, HRB, HUHU, BWEN, JJSF, WLY, and WLYB
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), J&J Snack Foods (JJSF), John Wiley & Sons (WLY), and John Wiley & Sons (WLYB).
Matthews International vs.
Matthews International (NASDAQ:MATW) and Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.
Matthews International pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Hillenbrand pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Matthews International pays out -50.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hillenbrand pays out -28.7% 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. Matthews International has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years and Hillenbrand has increased its dividend for 18 consecutive years. Matthews International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
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.
83.1% of Matthews International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Hillenbrand shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Matthews International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Hillenbrand shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Matthews International has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hillenbrand has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Matthews International has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
In the previous week, Hillenbrand had 7 more articles in the media than Matthews International. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Hillenbrand and 15 mentions for Matthews International. Hillenbrand's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Matthews International's score of 0.43 indicating that Hillenbrand is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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 56.43% of users gave Hillenbrand an outperform vote.
Matthews International currently has a consensus price target of $40.00, indicating a potential upside of 101.82%. Hillenbrand has a consensus price target of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 53.13%. Given Matthews International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Matthews International is more favorable than Hillenbrand.
Summary
Matthews International and Hillenbrand tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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