Matson (NYSE:MATX) Issues Q4 2025 Earnings Guidance

Matson (NYSE:MATX) updated its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 3.450-3.930 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 2.600. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have commented on MATX. Stephens boosted their price objective on Matson from $160.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Matson in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $167.00 target price on shares of Matson in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $148.00.

Matson Stock Performance

MATX opened at $131.96 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.04 and a beta of 1.33. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $117.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $108.87. Matson has a 1 year low of $86.97 and a 1 year high of $154.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 0.83 and a quick ratio of 0.83.

Matson (NYSE:MATX) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The shipping company reported $4.24 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.25 by $0.99. Matson had a return on equity of 16.23% and a net margin of 12.70%.The company had revenue of $880.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $837.72 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $5.89 EPS. Matson’s revenue for the quarter was down 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts expect that Matson will post 13.27 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Matson Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 6th were issued a dividend of $0.36 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 6th. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Matson’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 10.96%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Matson during the second quarter valued at about $28,000. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC bought a new position in Matson in the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Matson during the 1st quarter valued at about $78,000. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC increased its holdings in Matson by 131.9% during the 3rd quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 844 shares of the shipping company’s stock worth $83,000 after purchasing an additional 480 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Matson by 76.7% in the second quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,412 shares of the shipping company’s stock valued at $158,000 after purchasing an additional 613 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.76% of the company’s stock.

About Matson

Matson, Inc (NYSE: MATX) is a U.S.-based provider of ocean transportation and supply chain logistics services with a focus on Pacific trade lanes. The company operates a fleet of container ships that regularly service Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, Micronesia and other Pacific islands, as well as mainland U.S. ports. Matson’s ocean transportation segment offers scheduled liner services, expedited shipping options and specialized project cargo handling for industries ranging from retail to heavy machinery.

In addition to its core liner operations, Matson offers ocean transportation services between Asia and the U.S.