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Matson (MATX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$109.95 -3.88 (-3.41%)
Closing price 08/7/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$109.41 -0.54 (-0.49%)
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About Matson Stock (NYSE:MATX)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$109.76
$114.00
50-Day Range
$104.32
$116.18
52-Week Range
$91.75
$169.12
Volume
238,648 shs
Average Volume
411,294 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.50 billion
P/E Ratio
7.43
Dividend Yield
1.24%
Price Target
$131.67
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Matson Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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89th Percentile Overall Score

MATX MarketRank™: 

Matson scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 21st out of 124 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Matson has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Matson has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Matson's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Matson are expected to decrease by -23.06% in the coming year, from $13.27 to $10.21 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Matson is 7.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.77.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Matson is 7.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 13.42.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Matson has a P/B Ratio of 1.33. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.48% of the float of Matson has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Matson has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Matson has recently decreased by 0.89%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Matson pays a meaningful dividend of 1.19%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Matson has been increasing its dividend for 13 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Matson is 9.20%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Matson will have a dividend payout ratio of 13.32% next year. This indicates that Matson will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Matson's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.48% of the float of Matson has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Matson has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Matson has recently decreased by 0.89%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Matson has a news sentiment score of 0.62. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Transportation companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Matson this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Matson to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Matson insiders have bought 19.83% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $307,564.00 in company stock and sold $256,658.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.05% of the stock of Matson is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    84.76% of the stock of Matson is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Matson's insider trading history.
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MATX Stock News Headlines

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MATX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Matson's stock was trading at $134.84 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, MATX shares have decreased by 18.5% and is now trading at $109.9480.

Matson, Inc. (NYSE:MATX) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 31st. The shipping company reported $2.92 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.18 by $0.74. The company's quarterly revenue was down 2.0% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Matson's top institutional shareholders include Boston Partners (1.05%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.81%), William Blair Investment Management LLC (0.58%) and Allianz Asset Management GmbH (0.45%). Insiders that own company stock include Matthew J Cox, Joel M Wine, Peter T Heilmann, John P Lauer, Mark H Fukunaga, Vic S Angoco Jr, Rusty K Rolfe, Laura L Rascon, Christopher A Scott, John Warren Sullivan, Jenai S Wall, Grace M Cerocke, Kuuhaku T Park, Jason Lee Taylor, Richard S Kinney, Bradley D Tilden, Leonard P Isotoff and Kevin L Stuck.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of MATX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Matson investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AU Optronics (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

Record date for 6/5 Dividend
5/08/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/5 Dividend
5/08/2025
Dividend Payable
6/05/2025
Last Earnings
7/31/2025
Record date for 9/4 Dividend
8/07/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/4 Dividend
8/07/2025
Today
8/08/2025
Dividend Payable
9/04/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
TRANS - SERVICES
Sub-Industry
Marine
Current Symbol
NYSE:MATX
CIK
3453
Employees
4,356
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$150.00
Low Price Target
$115.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+19.8%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.25
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$14.79
Trailing P/E Ratio
7.43
Forward P/E Ratio
8.29
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$476.40 million
Net Margins
14.26%
Pretax Margin
18.04%
Return on Equity
18.90%
Return on Assets
10.95%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.13
Current Ratio
0.78
Quick Ratio
0.86

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.42 billion
Price / Sales
1.02
Cash Flow
$22.21 per share
Price / Cash Flow
4.95
Book Value
$82.36 per share
Price / Book
1.33

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
31,790,000
Free Float
31,137,000
Market Cap
$3.50 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.22

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This page (NYSE:MATX) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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