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Matson Inc (NYSE: MATX) closed the day trading at $102.88 down -5.65% from the previous closing price of $109.04. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.65 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.7 million shares were traded. MATX stock price reached its highest trading level at $113.685 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $101.775.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of MATX, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 12.66 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.38. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.09 and its Current Ratio is at 1.09. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.28 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.22.
On October 04, 2023, Wolfe Research Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Peer Perform but kept the price unchanged to $113.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 14 ’25 when Sullivan John Warren sold 1,500 shares for $128.85 per share. The transaction valued at 193,275 led to the insider holds 13,192 shares of the business.
Sullivan John Warren bought 1,500 shares of MATX for $193,268 on Mar 14 ’25. On Mar 06 ’25, another insider, Lauer John P, who serves as the EVP & Chief Commercial Officer of the company, sold 7,985 shares for $134.73 each. As a result, the insider received 1,075,818 and left with 25,192 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 3377673728 and an Enterprise Value of 4168194048. As of this moment, Matson’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.33, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.04. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.99 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.28. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.218 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.839.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MATX is 1.30, which has changed by -0.054846108 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of -0.034466684 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 $100.50. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -23.27%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -25.03%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, MATX traded about 340.42K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, MATX traded about 373640 shares per day. A total of 33.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 32.06M. Insiders hold about 2.36% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.65% stake in the company. Shares short for MATX as of 1741910400 were 1275881 with a Short Ratio of 3.75, compared to 1739491200 on 1480717. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1275881 and a Short% of Float of 5.7299999999999995.
Dividends & Splits
MATX’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.34, up from 1.32 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.012105649The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.47. The current Payout Ratio is 9.48% for MATX, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-06 with an ex-dividend date of 1738800000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2012-07-02 when the company split stock in a 10000:4795 ratio.
