MATW vs. WW, HI, CSV, RGS, HRB, SCI, TBBB, WDFC, SMPL, and TR
Should you be buying Matthews International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Matthews International include WW International (WW), Hillenbrand (HI), Carriage Services (CSV), Regis (RGS), H&R Block (HRB), Service Corporation International (SCI), BBB Foods (TBBB), WD-40 (WDFC), Simply Good Foods (SMPL), and Tootsie Roll Industries (TR).
Matthews International vs. Its Competitors
Matthews International (NASDAQ:MATW) and WW International (NASDAQ:WW) are both small-cap specialized consumer services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.
Matthews International has a net margin of -4.01% compared to WW International's net margin of -56.84%. Matthews International's return on equity of 9.15% beat WW International's return on equity.
83.1% of Matthews International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.2% of WW International shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Matthews International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of WW International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Matthews International currently has a consensus target price of $40.00, indicating a potential upside of 65.08%. WW International has a consensus target price of $0.75, indicating a potential downside of 97.64%. Given Matthews International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Matthews International is more favorable than WW International.
Matthews International has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WW International has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Matthews International has higher revenue and earnings than WW International. WW International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Matthews International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Matthews International had 5 more articles in the media than WW International. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Matthews International and 4 mentions for WW International. WW International's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Matthews International's score of 0.58 indicating that WW International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Matthews International beats WW International on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:MATW) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
