Matson Inc (MATX) is expecting -25.81% growth in the next quarter: What can investors do to maximize their returns?

On Tuesday, Matson Inc (NYSE: MATX) opened lower -5.65% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $109.04. Price fluctuations for MATX have ranged from $100.50 to $169.12 over the past 52 weeks.

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During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Industrials Sector giant was 13.07%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -14.36% at the time writing. With a float of $32.06 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $33.00 million.

Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 4356 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 25.01%, operating margin of 16.06%, and the pretax margin is 17.52%.

Matson Inc (MATX) Insider Activity

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Marine Shipping industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Matson Inc is 2.36%, while institutional ownership is 86.65%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Mar 14 ’25, was worth 193,275. In this transaction Senior Vice President of this company sold 1,500 shares at a rate of $128.85, taking the stock ownership to the 13,192 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Mar 14 ’25, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 1,500 for $128.85, making the entire transaction worth $193,268.

Matson Inc (MATX) Earnings and Forecasts

Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 3.3 per share during the current fiscal year.

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -14.36% per share during the next fiscal year.

Matson Inc (NYSE: MATX) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for Matson Inc (MATX). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.09. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.99. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 7.38.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 14.04, a number that is poised to hit 2.17 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 10.25 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Matson Inc (MATX)

Looking closely at Matson Inc (NYSE: MATX), its last 5-days average volume was 0.47 million, which is a jump from its year-to-date volume of 0.34 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 10.17%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 5.71.

During the past 100 days, Matson Inc’s (MATX) raw stochastic average was set at 1.64%, which indicates a significant decrease from 3.43% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 63.28% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 35.40% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $134.08, while its 200-day Moving Average is $137.22. However, in the short run, Matson Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $110.45. Second resistance stands at $118.02. The third major resistance level sits at $122.36. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $98.54, it is likely to go to the next support level at $94.20. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $86.63.

Matson Inc (NYSE: MATX) Key Stats

There are currently 32,831K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 3.38 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 3,422 M according to its annual income of 476,400 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 890,300 K and its income totaled 128,000 K.