What is B. Riley’s Estimate for MATW Q1 Earnings?

Matthews International Co. (NASDAQ:MATW) – Research analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Matthews International in a research report issued on Monday, November 25th. B. Riley analyst L. Burke expects that the company will earn $0.26 per share for the quarter. B. Riley has a “Buy” rating and a $40.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Matthews International’s current full-year earnings is $1.93 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Matthews International’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.55 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.55 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.64 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.15 EPS.

Matthews International Stock Down 3.9 %

Shares of MATW opened at $30.32 on Tuesday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $23.41 and its 200-day simple moving average is $25.22. Matthews International has a one year low of $21.09 and a one year high of $39.12. The company has a market capitalization of $927.73 million, a P/E ratio of -15.73 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76, a current ratio of 1.45 and a quick ratio of 0.91.

Institutional Trading of Matthews International

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. KBC Group NV grew its holdings in Matthews International by 63.7% during the 3rd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,937 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 754 shares during the last quarter. Point72 DIFC Ltd bought a new position in shares of Matthews International in the second quarter worth about $49,000. nVerses Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Matthews International during the second quarter worth approximately $110,000. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new stake in shares of Matthews International during the second quarter valued at approximately $112,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 471 shares in the last quarter. 83.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Matthews International Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.30%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 2nd. This is a boost from Matthews International’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.24. Matthews International’s dividend payout ratio is presently -51.81%.

Matthews International Company Profile

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.