B. Riley Issues Pessimistic Forecast for MATW Earnings

Matthews International Co. (NASDAQ:MATW) – Stock analysts at B. Riley lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Matthews International in a research note issued to investors on Monday, February 10th. B. Riley analyst L. Burke now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.36 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.82 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.73 EPS.

Matthews International Price Performance

MATW stock opened at $25.73 on Thursday. Matthews International has a 52-week low of $21.09 and a 52-week high of $32.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $796.86 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -13.06 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 1.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $28.57 and its 200-day simple moving average is $26.07.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its holdings in Matthews International by 7.7% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 6,602 shares of the company’s stock valued at $153,000 after acquiring an additional 471 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV boosted its holdings in Matthews International by 63.7% in the third quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,937 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 754 shares during the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC boosted its holdings in Matthews International by 551.8% in the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 906 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 767 shares during the last quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC raised its position in Matthews International by 797.2% in the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 951 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 845 shares during the period. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its position in Matthews International by 6.9% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 15,707 shares of the company’s stock valued at $393,000 after purchasing an additional 1,013 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.08% of the company’s stock.

Matthews International Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 24th. Investors of record on Monday, February 10th will be issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.89%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 10th. Matthews International’s payout ratio is currently -50.76%.

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.