Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for MATW Q1 Earnings

Matthews International Co. (NASDAQ:MATW) – B. Riley issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Matthews International in a research report issued on Monday, November 25th. B. Riley analyst L. Burke forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.26 per share for the quarter. B. Riley has a “Buy” rating and a $40.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Matthews International’s current full-year earnings is $1.93 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Matthews International’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.55 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.55 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.64 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.15 EPS.

Matthews International Stock Performance

NASDAQ:MATW opened at $30.35 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $23.54 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $25.23. Matthews International has a 52-week low of $21.09 and a 52-week high of $39.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 1.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $928.71 million, a PE ratio of -15.71 and a beta of 1.06.

Institutional Trading of Matthews International

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Barclays PLC boosted its stake in shares of Matthews International by 375.4% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 52,823 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,225,000 after acquiring an additional 41,711 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Matthews International by 0.9% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 729,539 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,929,000 after acquiring an additional 6,536 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Matthews International by 56.5% in the third quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 25,147 shares of the company’s stock worth $583,000 after acquiring an additional 9,082 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Matthews International by 120.5% in the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 79,861 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,853,000 after acquiring an additional 43,650 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of Matthews International by 6.8% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,208,505 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,037,000 after acquiring an additional 76,911 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 83.08% of the company’s stock.

Matthews International Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.29%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 2nd. This is a positive change from Matthews International’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.24. Matthews International’s payout ratio is currently -49.74%.

Matthews International Company Profile

Matthews International Corporation provides brand solutions, memorialization products, and industrial technologies worldwide. It operates through three segments: Memorialization, Industrial Technologies, and SGK Brand Solutions. The Memorialization segment provides bronze and granite memorials, upright granite memorials and monuments, concrete burial vaults, cremation memorialization products, granite benches, flower vases, crypt plates and letters, cremation urns, niche units, cemetery features, and statues, as well as bronze plaques, letters, emblems, vases, lights and photo ceramics, granite monuments, mausoleums, crypts, and flush memorials.