Matson (MATX) Competitors $102.28 -1.77 (-1.70%) Closing price 09/2/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$102.48 +0.20 (+0.20%) As of 04:00 AM 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 MATX vs. KEX, PAC, ZTO, ASR, TFII, CAR, OMAB, SNDR, RXO, and REVGShould you be buying Matson stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Matson include Kirby (KEX), Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico (PAC), ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO), Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASR), TFI International (TFII), Avis Budget Group (CAR), Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (OMAB), Schneider National (SNDR), RXO (RXO), and REV Group (REVG). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector. Matson vs. Its Competitors Kirby Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico ZTO Express (Cayman) Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste TFI International Avis Budget Group Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte Schneider National RXO REV Group Kirby (NYSE:KEX) and Matson (NYSE:MATX) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability. Do institutionals and insiders believe in KEX or MATX? 96.2% of Kirby shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.8% of Matson shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Kirby shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Matson shares are held 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. Do analysts recommend KEX or MATX? Kirby currently has a consensus price target of $130.00, suggesting a potential upside of 36.93%. Matson has a consensus price target of $131.67, suggesting a potential upside of 28.73%. Given Kirby's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kirby is more favorable than Matson.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Kirby 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Matson 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Which has preferable earnings and valuation, KEX or MATX? Matson has higher revenue and earnings than Kirby. Matson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kirby, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKirby$3.27B1.62$286.71M$5.2917.95Matson$3.42B0.95$476.40M$14.796.92 Does the media refer more to KEX or MATX? In the previous week, Kirby had 7 more articles in the media than Matson. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Kirby and 12 mentions for Matson. Matson's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Kirby's score of 0.92 indicating that Matson is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Kirby 11 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Matson 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is KEX or MATX more profitable? Matson has a net margin of 14.26% compared to Kirby's net margin of 9.25%. Matson's return on equity of 18.90% beat Kirby's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kirby9.25% 10.02% 5.63% Matson 14.26%18.90%10.95% Which has more risk and volatility, KEX or MATX? Kirby has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Matson has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryMatson beats Kirby on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Matson News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MATX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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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 MATX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMatsonTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.31B$5.64B$7.29B$21.38BDividend Yield1.38%2.38%958.41%3.49%P/E Ratio6.9210.8013.5929.02Price / Sales0.951.20448.3348.80Price / Cash4.5310.897.9218.29Price / Book1.242.852.185.30Net Income$476.40M$184.49M$571.12M$997.87M7 Day Performance-2.92%-0.03%-0.23%-0.47%1 Month Performance-5.67%4.03%6.18%6.49%1 Year Performance-24.03%-3.30%13.18%13.66% Matson Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MATXMatson4.4147 of 5 stars$102.28-1.7%$131.67+28.7%-26.0%$3.31B$3.42B6.924,356Positive NewsShort Interest ↑KEXKirby3.591 of 5 stars$97.30-0.1%$130.00+33.6%-20.8%$5.42B$3.27B18.395,414PACGrupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico2.5377 of 5 stars$240.65-2.2%$197.50-17.9%+37.1%$12.18B$1.84B24.963,275Positive NewsZTOZTO Express (Cayman)4.3429 of 5 stars$18.20-1.3%$22.36+22.9%-16.7%$10.89B$6.07B11.9024,471ASRGrupo Aeroportuario del Sureste1.5258 of 5 stars$326.42-0.1%$310.00-5.0%+23.0%$9.77B$1.72B15.731,936News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓TFIITFI International3.9901 of 5 stars$94.80+0.6%$117.13+23.5%-36.2%$7.83B$8.40B19.3927,205CARAvis Budget Group3.4937 of 5 stars$158.23-0.2%$143.80-9.1%+96.6%$5.57B$11.79B0.0024,000OMABGrupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte1.7353 of 5 stars$102.21-1.4%$88.38-13.5%+61.6%$4.35B$826.93M18.931,326Positive NewsSNDRSchneider National4.6858 of 5 stars$24.70+0.2%$27.29+10.5%-9.8%$4.33B$5.29B32.9619,400RXORXO2.8034 of 5 stars$16.33-0.1%$17.93+9.8%-43.3%$2.68B$4.55B136.087,540Positive NewsREVGREV Group1.6667 of 5 stars$53.23-1.0%$42.25-20.6%+62.6%$2.60B$2.38B28.305,700Earnings ReportGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies KEX Competitors PAC Competitors ZTO Competitors ASR Competitors TFII Competitors CAR Competitors OMAB Competitors SNDR Competitors RXO Competitors REVG Competitors 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:MATX) was last updated on 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredWarren Buffett Issues Cryptic Warning on U.S. DollarImagine a bull market so powerful, every single investor became a millionaire. 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