Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for MATW Q1 Earnings

Matthews International Co. (NASDAQ:MATW) – Investment analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Matthews International in a research note issued on Monday, November 25th. B. Riley analyst L. Burke forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.26 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 Price Performance

NASDAQ:MATW opened at $30.35 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $928.71 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -15.71 and a beta of 1.06. Matthews International has a 1 year low of $21.09 and a 1 year high of $39.12. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $23.54 and a 200-day simple moving average of $25.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76, a current ratio of 1.45 and a quick ratio of 0.91.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Matthews International

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of MATW. Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Matthews International during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $2,793,000. State Street Corp lifted its stake in shares of Matthews International by 6.8% during the 3rd 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 last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Matthews International by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,619,317 shares of the company’s stock worth $112,488,000 after acquiring an additional 76,752 shares during the last quarter. Barington Capital Group L.P. lifted its stake in shares of Matthews International by 18.2% during the 3rd quarter. Barington Capital Group L.P. now owns 455,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,556,000 after acquiring an additional 70,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its position in Matthews International by 11.1% during the 2nd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 652,665 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,349,000 after purchasing an additional 65,188 shares in the last quarter. 83.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Matthews International Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 2nd will be paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.29%. This is a positive change from Matthews International’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.24. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 2nd. Matthews International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -49.74%.

About Matthews International

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.