Hillenbrand (HI) Competitors $21.31 +0.46 (+2.21%) Closing price 05/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$21.31 0.00 (0.00%) As of 05/2/2025 07:11 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HI vs. MATW, CSV, RGS, WW, HRB, BRC, ARRY, DAKT, ODC, and AGSShould you be buying Hillenbrand stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hillenbrand include Matthews International (MATW), Carriage Services (CSV), Regis (RGS), WW International (WW), H&R Block (HRB), Brady (BRC), Array Technologies (ARRY), Daktronics (DAKT), Oil-Dri Co. of America (ODC), and PlayAGS (AGS). Hillenbrand vs. Matthews International Carriage Services Regis WW International H&R Block Brady Array Technologies Daktronics Oil-Dri Co. of America PlayAGS Matthews International (NASDAQ:MATW) and Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk. Do analysts rate MATW or HI? Matthews International currently has a consensus target price of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 101.82%. Hillenbrand has a consensus target price of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 50.16%. Given Matthews International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Matthews International is more favorable than Hillenbrand.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Matthews International 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Hillenbrand 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the MarketBeat Community favor MATW or HI? Hillenbrand received 18 more outperform votes than Matthews International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.53% of users gave Matthews International an outperform vote while only 56.43% of users gave Hillenbrand an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMatthews InternationalOutperform Votes26363.53% Underperform Votes15136.47% HillenbrandOutperform Votes28156.43% Underperform Votes21743.57% Is MATW or HI more profitable? Matthews International has a net margin of -3.48% compared to Hillenbrand's net margin of -7.12%. Hillenbrand's return on equity of 15.00% beat Matthews International's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Matthews International-3.48% 12.88% 3.25% Hillenbrand -7.12%15.00%4.26% Does the media prefer MATW or HI? In the previous week, Hillenbrand had 6 more articles in the media than Matthews International. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Hillenbrand and 16 mentions for Matthews International. Hillenbrand's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Matthews International's score of 0.31 indicating that Hillenbrand is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Matthews International 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Hillenbrand 3 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. 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 5.0%. Hillenbrand pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Matthews International pays out -50.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hillenbrand pays out -23.6% 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 increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years and Hillenbrand has increased 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. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MATW or HI? Matthews International has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioMatthews International$1.75B0.35-$59.66M-$1.97-10.06Hillenbrand$3.12B0.48-$211M-$3.81-5.59 Which has more risk & volatility, MATW or HI? Matthews International has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hillenbrand has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryMatthews International and Hillenbrand tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Hillenbrand News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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.Skip Chart HI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHillenbrandmanufacturing industries IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.50B$2.12B$7.33B$19.21BDividend Yield4.45%2.85%3.56%4.01%P/E Ratio-6.7912.1721.2033.50Price / Sales0.481.6684.3929.16Price / Cash5.728.1826.9017.52Price / Book1.062.463.814.55Net Income-$211M$95.48M$808.20M$1.02B7 Day Performance-5.25%1.41%4.81%2.30%1 Month Performance7.32%0.44%8.56%8.54%1 Year Performance-49.79%9.21%14.73%4.75% Hillenbrand Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HIHillenbrand4.4187 of 5 stars$21.31+2.2%$32.00+50.2%-49.8%$1.50B$3.12B-6.7911,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionMATWMatthews International3.538 of 5 stars$20.68+0.7%$40.00+93.4%-30.7%$640.44M$1.75B-10.5012,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageGap UpCSVCarriage Services4.1093 of 5 stars$39.99+1.0%$45.00+12.5%+54.8%$625.84M$404.20M17.932,550Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageRGSRegis1.1758 of 5 stars$18.48+1.6%N/A+244.7%$45.01M$191.34M0.47630WWWW International2.2441 of 5 stars$0.41+4.5%$3.00+625.5%-72.3%$33.13M$785.92M-0.077,700Analyst ForecastGap DownHigh Trading VolumeHRBH&R Block3.4273 of 5 stars$60.62+1.6%$57.00-6.0%+31.7%$8.11B$3.62B16.7069,900Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeBRCBrady2.6182 of 5 stars$69.51+0.8%N/A+20.8%$3.32B$1.42B17.085,700ARRYArray Technologies3.3276 of 5 stars$5.29+5.4%$9.48+79.1%-62.7%$806.79M$915.81M-5.45470Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionDAKTDaktronics4.6373 of 5 stars$12.52-0.3%$26.00+107.7%+29.7%$655.26M$799.81M50.082,480ODCOil-Dri Co. of America2.774 of 5 stars$41.59-1.1%N/A+127.6%$606.93M$465.34M13.44870AGSPlayAGS3.5015 of 5 stars$12.10+0.1%$12.50+3.3%+45.1%$499.22M$394.87M71.18N/AUpcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Matthews International Alternatives Carriage Services Alternatives Regis Alternatives WW International Alternatives H&R Block Alternatives Brady Alternatives Array Technologies Alternatives Daktronics Alternatives Oil-Dri Co. of America Alternatives PlayAGS Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HI) was last updated on 5/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? 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