B. Riley Has Pessimistic Outlook of MATW Q3 Earnings

Matthews International Co. (NASDAQ:MATW) – Equities research analysts at B. Riley cut their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Matthews International in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, February 10th. B. Riley analyst L. Burke now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.41 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.55. The consensus estimate for Matthews International’s current full-year earnings is $2.00 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Matthews International’s FY2026 earnings at $1.91 EPS.

Matthews International Stock Down 0.4 %

MATW stock opened at $24.59 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $761.55 million, a PE ratio of -12.48 and a beta of 1.14. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $28.76 and a 200 day simple moving average of $26.09. Matthews International has a 52 week low of $21.09 and a 52 week high of $32.24. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 1.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76.

Matthews International (NASDAQ:MATW) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.26 by ($0.12). Matthews International had a negative net margin of 3.48% and a positive return on equity of 12.42%.

Matthews International Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 24th. Investors of record on Monday, February 10th will be paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.07%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 10th. Matthews International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -50.76%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. ExodusPoint Capital Management LP raised its stake in Matthews International by 196.2% during the fourth quarter. ExodusPoint Capital Management LP now owns 46,279 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,281,000 after acquiring an additional 30,654 shares in the last quarter. Trexquant Investment LP acquired a new position in Matthews International during the fourth quarter worth about $1,133,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership bought a new stake in shares of Matthews International during the fourth quarter worth about $255,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Matthews International by 46.7% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 73,771 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,042,000 after purchasing an additional 23,492 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Matthews International by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,461,134 shares of the company’s stock worth $95,804,000 after purchasing an additional 18,425 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.08% of the company’s stock.

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.