Matthews International (MATW) Competitors

Matthews International (NASDAQ:MATW) and Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) are both specialized consumer services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MATW or HI?

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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, MATW or HI?

Matthews International has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hillenbrand has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, MATW or HI?

Matthews International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hillenbrand. Hillenbrand is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Matthews International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Matthews International	$1.80B	0.40	-$59.66M	-$2.12	-11.12
Hillenbrand	$3.18B	0.70	-$211M	-$0.25	-125.98

Do analysts prefer MATW or HI?

Hillenbrand has a consensus price target of $34.67, indicating a potential upside of 10.07%. Given Hillenbrand's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hillenbrand is more favorable than Matthews International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Matthews International	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Hillenbrand	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is MATW or HI a better dividend stock?

Matthews International pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Hillenbrand pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Matthews International pays out -47.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hillenbrand pays out -360.0% 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 raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years and Hillenbrand has raised 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.

Is MATW or HI more profitable?

Hillenbrand has a net margin of -0.63% compared to Matthews International's net margin of -4.01%. Hillenbrand's return on equity of 13.53% beat Matthews International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Matthews International	-4.01%	9.15%	2.27%
Hillenbrand	-0.63%	13.53%	3.82%

Does the media prefer MATW or HI?

In the previous week, Hillenbrand had 30 more articles in the media than Matthews International. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Hillenbrand and 2 mentions for Matthews International. Matthews International's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Hillenbrand's score of 0.12 indicating that Matthews International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Matthews International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hillenbrand	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Hillenbrand beats Matthews International on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.