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Matthews International Corp (NASDAQ: MATW) closed the day trading at $19.82 down -3.08% from the previous closing price of $20.45. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.08 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.52 million shares were traded. MATW stock price reached its highest trading level at $21.195 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $18.79.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of MATW, 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 18.32 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.02. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.96 and its Current Ratio is at 1.58. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.11 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.04.
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, Sidoti on August 31, 2021, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $60.
B. Riley FBR reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on November 19, 2018, while the target price for the stock was revised from $92 to $80.
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 Feb 24 ’25 when Nauman J Michael bought 4,000 shares for $24.59 per share. The transaction valued at 98,360 led to the insider holds 4,000 shares of the business.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MATW now has a Market Capitalization of 613799616 and an Enterprise Value of 1443171456. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.35 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.48. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.847 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.364.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MATW is 1.19, which has changed by -0.3067506 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092895746 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MATW has reached a high of $32.24, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $18.50. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.65%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -20.99%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, MATW traded about 274.68K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, MATW traded about 297530 shares per day. A total of 30.97M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 29.48M. Insiders hold about 4.82% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.32% stake in the company. Shares short for MATW as of 1744675200 were 1209805 with a Short Ratio of 4.40, compared to 1741910400 on 1020925. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1209805 and a Short% of Float of 5.6900002.
Dividends & Splits
MATW’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.98, up from 0.97 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.04743276The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.02.
