Head to head
Kirby vs Matson
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: KEX · MATX
KEX
Kirby
137.36-0.82%
1-year price shape — +68% over the period
Quant Rating B · 88/100
vs
MATX
Matson
222.92-0.83%
1-year price shape — +134% over the period
Quant Rating B · 96/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Matson edges it on the scoreable measures. Matson has the highest Quant Rating (96); Matson has done best over the past year (+134%); Matson trades cheapest on trailing earnings.
| KEX | MATX | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Marine Shipping | Marine Shipping |
| Last price | 137.36 | 222.92 |
| Change today | -0.82% | -0.83% |
| 1-year return | +68.5% | +133.6% |
| Market cap | $7.25B | $6.67B |
| 52-week range | 79.81 – 157.69 | 87.68 – 240.87 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 21.10 | 15.04 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 41st | 94th |
| P/B | 2.11 | 2.40 |
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.65% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 6.33 | 13.81 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $334.22M | $412.97M |
| Revenue (TTM) | $3.49B | $3.46B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +7.8% | +16.7% |
| Gross margin | 25.4% | 23.0% |
| Operating margin | 13.9% | 14.4% |
| Net margin | 10.2% | 13.4% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $475.58M | $110.60M |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 104.8% | 87.8% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 25 buy / 25 sell | 9 buy / 41 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 3.5% | 4.7% |
| Analyst consensus | 100% buy (5) | 100% buy (4) |
| Analyst price target | $167 (+21%) | $261 (+17%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | B (88) | B (96) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 5,233 | 4,170 |
| Founded | 1921 | 1882 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.