Head to head
Matson vs Kirby
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: MATX · KEX
MATX
Matson
222.92-0.83%
1-year price shape — +134% over the period
Quant Rating B · 96/100
vs
KEX
Kirby
137.36-0.82%
1-year price shape — +68% over the period
Quant Rating B · 88/100
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.
| MATX | KEX | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Marine Shipping | Marine Shipping |
| Last price | 222.92 | 137.36 |
| Change today | -0.83% | -0.82% |
| 1-year return | +133.6% | +68.5% |
| Market cap | $6.67B | $7.25B |
| 52-week range | 87.68 – 240.87 | 79.81 – 157.69 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 15.04 | 21.10 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 94th | 41st |
| P/B | 2.40 | 2.11 |
| Dividend yield | 0.65% | 0.00% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 13.81 | 6.33 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $412.97M | $334.22M |
| Revenue (TTM) | $3.46B | $3.49B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +16.7% | +7.8% |
| Gross margin | 23.0% | 25.4% |
| Operating margin | 14.4% | 13.9% |
| Net margin | 13.4% | 10.2% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $110.60M | $475.58M |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 87.8% | 104.8% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 9 buy / 41 sell | 25 buy / 25 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 4.7% | 3.5% |
| Analyst consensus | 100% buy (4) | 100% buy (5) |
| Analyst price target | $261 (+17%) | $167 (+21%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | B (96) | B (88) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 4,170 | 5,233 |
| Founded | 1882 | 1921 |
▲ 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.