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$24.77 -0.85 (-3.32%)
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MATW vs. HI, CSV, RGS, WW, HRB, SCI, WDFC, TBBB, CHEF, and NOMD

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), WD-40 (WDFC), BBB Foods (TBBB), Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF), and Nomad Foods (NOMD).

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 superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Hillenbrand pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Matthews International pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. 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.

Hillenbrand presently has a consensus price target of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 46.65%. Matthews International has a consensus price target of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 61.49%. Given Matthews International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Matthews International is more favorable than Hillenbrand.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hillenbrand
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Matthews International
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Matthews International 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.

Hillenbrand has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Matthews International has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hillenbrand-8.82% 15.03% 4.19%
Matthews International -4.62%11.04%2.66%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hillenbrand$3.05B0.50-$211M-$3.81-5.73
Matthews International$1.80B0.43-$59.66M-$2.55-9.71

In the previous week, Hillenbrand had 3 more articles in the media than Matthews International. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Hillenbrand and 3 mentions for Matthews International. Matthews International's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Hillenbrand's score of 0.71 indicating that Matthews International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Hillenbrand
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Matthews International
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Summary

Matthews International beats Hillenbrand on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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MATW vs. The Competition

MetricMatthews InternationalFUNERAL SVS&REL IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$794.44M$4.15B$16.35B$9.47B
Dividend Yield3.90%2.17%3.09%3.99%
P/E Ratio-9.7118.0320.0219.95
Price / Sales0.431.5846.35100.82
Price / Cash4.849.4815.1458.97
Price / Book1.733.876.125.90
Net Income-$59.66M$163.98M$689.13M$258.42M
7 Day Performance-0.88%-2.76%1.07%2.11%
1 Month Performance13.47%3.75%4.41%12.44%
1 Year Performance-13.96%11.25%1.11%19.55%

Matthews International Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MATW
Matthews International
3.99 of 5 stars
$24.77
-3.3%
$40.00
+61.5%
-9.1%$794.44M$1.80B-9.7111,000Positive News
HI
Hillenbrand
4.7233 of 5 stars
$22.32
-2.5%
$32.00
+43.3%
-48.6%$1.57B$3.18B-5.8610,450
CSV
Carriage Services
3.5247 of 5 stars
$46.87
+1.0%
$50.50
+7.7%
+49.0%$735.45M$404.20M15.682,420Upcoming Earnings
RGS
Regis
2.0769 of 5 stars
$22.75
-1.5%
N/A-38.6%$55.42M$199.11M0.58630
WW
WW International
0.3891 of 5 stars
$37.00
-5.2%
$2.25
-93.9%
+2,990.2%$0.00$765.94M-6.397,700Upcoming Earnings
HRB
H&R Block
4.2035 of 5 stars
$55.95
-0.3%
$62.00
+10.8%
+0.6%$7.49B$3.71B13.714,200Positive News
SCI
Service Corporation International
4.1041 of 5 stars
$80.41
-0.4%
$89.25
+11.0%
+2.2%$11.45B$4.19B22.0924,953Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
WDFC
WD-40
3.6445 of 5 stars
$226.90
+1.6%
$290.00
+27.8%
-17.0%$3.07B$612.51M35.73580Positive News
TBBB
BBB Foods
2.1349 of 5 stars
$24.48
-0.4%
$33.29
+36.0%
+0.1%$2.80B$3.15B111.2825,300
CHEF
Chefs' Warehouse
2.4389 of 5 stars
$65.76
+0.8%
$67.40
+2.5%
+48.0%$2.68B$3.79B43.555,029Upcoming Earnings
NOMD
Nomad Foods
4.4838 of 5 stars
$17.32
-1.3%
$24.00
+38.6%
+2.3%$2.66B$3.35B11.547,788

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This page (NASDAQ:MATW) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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