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

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 increased its dividend for 18 consecutive years and Matthews International has increased 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, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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$3.18B0.50-$211M-$3.81-5.91
Matthews International$1.80B0.44-$59.66M-$2.55-10.04

Hillenbrand presently has a consensus target price of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 42.06%. Matthews International has a consensus target price of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 56.19%. Given Matthews International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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

In the previous week, Matthews International had 3 more articles in the media than Hillenbrand. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Matthews International and 3 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.

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

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%

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

Summary

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

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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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$762.50M$4.39B$16.30B$8.87B
Dividend Yield4.07%2.20%3.11%4.10%
P/E Ratio-10.0419.0520.0019.90
Price / Sales0.441.6867.06113.66
Price / Cash4.659.7314.7356.90
Price / Book1.794.096.185.38
Net Income-$59.66M$163.98M$680.27M$248.50M
7 Day Performance17.32%8.43%2.93%2.97%
1 Month Performance20.46%10.86%0.98%6.02%
1 Year Performance4.06%30.08%7.77%20.39%

Matthews International Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MATW
Matthews International
4.6205 of 5 stars
$25.61
+4.1%
$40.00
+56.2%
+0.0%$762.50M$1.80B-10.0411,000News Coverage
HI
Hillenbrand
4.7907 of 5 stars
$19.22
+1.3%
$32.00
+66.5%
-44.9%$1.35B$3.18B-5.0410,450News Coverage
CSV
Carriage Services
2.8588 of 5 stars
$44.13
+0.8%
$50.50
+14.4%
+73.8%$692.40M$404.20M14.762,420
RGS
Regis
1.798 of 5 stars
$20.75
flat
N/A+15.8%$50.55M$199.11M0.53630
WW
WW International
1.2647 of 5 stars
$0.25
-10.5%
$2.25
+801.4%
-78.5%$20.04M$765.94M-0.047,700News Coverage
HRB
H&R Block
4.3503 of 5 stars
$55.30
+0.8%
$62.00
+12.1%
+1.8%$7.40B$3.61B13.554,200
SCI
Service Corporation International
3.0202 of 5 stars
$79.44
+1.1%
$89.25
+12.4%
+16.8%$11.31B$4.19B21.8224,953Positive News
CHEF
Chefs' Warehouse
1.4248 of 5 stars
$62.88
+2.2%
$67.40
+7.2%
+60.2%$2.56B$3.79B41.645,029Positive News
TR
Tootsie Roll Industries
0.4177 of 5 stars
$34.68
+1.9%
N/A+15.9%$2.53B$715.53M28.412,300News Coverage
WLYB
John Wiley & Sons
2.2131 of 5 stars
$44.59
-1.8%
N/A+8.3%$2.40B$1.68B29.159,500Positive News
Dividend Increase
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
WLY
John Wiley & Sons
2.111 of 5 stars
$43.91
+1.2%
N/A+6.9%$2.36B$1.68B28.706,400Positive News
Dividend Increase
Buyback Announcement

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This page (NASDAQ:MATW) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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