MATW vs. HI, CSV, RGS, WW, HRB, SCI, CHEF, TR, WLYB, and WLY
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), Service Corporation International (SCI), Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF), Tootsie Roll Industries (TR), John Wiley & Sons (WLYB), and John Wiley & Sons (WLY).
Matthews International vs. Its Competitors
Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) and Matthews International (NASDAQ:MATW) are both small-cap specialized consumer services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment and risk.
Matthews International has a net margin of -4.62% compared to Hillenbrand's net margin of -8.82%. Hillenbrand's return on equity of 15.03% beat Matthews International's return on equity.
Hillenbrand presently has a consensus target price of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 41.97%. Matthews International has a consensus target price of $40.00, indicating a potential upside of 55.58%. Given Matthews International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Matthews International is more favorable than Hillenbrand.
Hillenbrand pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Matthews International pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Hillenbrand pays out -23.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Matthews International pays out -39.2% 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. Hillenbrand has raised its dividend for 18 consecutive years and Matthews International has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years.
89.1% of Hillenbrand shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of Matthews International shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Hillenbrand shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Matthews International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Matthews International had 2 more articles in the media than Hillenbrand. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Matthews International and 5 mentions for Hillenbrand. Hillenbrand's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Matthews International's score of 0.71 indicating that Hillenbrand is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Hillenbrand has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Matthews International has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Matthews International has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
Summary
Matthews International beats Hillenbrand on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:MATW) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff