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The price of Matson Inc (NYSE: MATX) closed at $109.19 in the last session, down -1.44% from day before closing price of $110.79. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.44 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.24 million shares were traded. MATX stock price reached its highest trading level at $109.56 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $106.9001.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at MATX’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 29.22 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.49. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.86 and its Current Ratio is at 0.86. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.27 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.21.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Jefferies on April 29, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $125.
Wolfe Research Upgraded its Peer Perform to Outperform on October 04, 2023, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $113.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 13 ’25 when Rascon Laura L sold 1,700 shares for $118.19 per share. The transaction valued at 200,923 led to the insider holds 14,712 shares of the business.
Rascon Laura L bought 1,700 shares of MATX for $196,350 on May 13 ’25. On May 12 ’25, another insider, TILDEN BRADLEY D, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 2,649 shares for $113.41 each. As a result, the insider paid 300,435 and bolstered with 5,428 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MATX now has a Market Capitalization of 3564485888 and an Enterprise Value of 4148490496. As of this moment, Matson’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.19, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.72. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.02 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.35. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.192 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.482.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MATX is 1.31, which has changed by -0.11407709 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09362543 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MATX has reached a high of $169.12, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $91.75. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.44%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -18.26%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, MATX traded on average about 529.90K shares per day over the past 3-months and 631740 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 32.64M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 31.86M. Insiders hold about 2.39% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.89% stake in the company. Shares short for MATX as of 1745971200 were 1829846 with a Short Ratio of 3.45, compared to 1743379200 on 962715. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1829846 and a Short% of Float of 8.290000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for MATX is 1.36, which was 1.34 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.012094955The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.45. The current Payout Ratio is 9.48% for MATX, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-08 with an ex-dividend date of 1746662400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2012-07-02 when the company split stock in a 10000:4795 ratio.