What is B. Riley’s Estimate for MATW Q3 Earnings?

Matthews International Co. (NASDAQ:MATW) – B. Riley lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Matthews International in a research note issued on Monday, February 10th. B. Riley analyst L. Burke now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.41 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.55. The consensus estimate for Matthews International’s current full-year earnings is $2.00 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Matthews International’s FY2026 earnings at $1.91 EPS.

Matthews International (NASDAQ:MATW) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.26 by ($0.12). Matthews International had a negative net margin of 3.48% and a positive return on equity of 12.42%.

Matthews International Stock Performance

Shares of Matthews International stock opened at $24.68 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $28.89 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $26.10. Matthews International has a 52-week low of $21.09 and a 52-week high of $32.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76, a current ratio of 1.45 and a quick ratio of 0.91.

Matthews International Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 24th. Investors of record on Monday, February 10th will be given a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.05%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 10th. Matthews International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -50.76%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MATW. KBC Group NV lifted its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 754 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Matthews International by 1,865.1% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 4,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $125,000 after acquiring an additional 4,271 shares in the last quarter. AlphaQuest LLC bought a new position in shares of Matthews International during the fourth quarter valued at $154,000. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS acquired a new stake in shares of Matthews International in the 4th quarter valued at $155,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its holdings in shares of Matthews International by 7.7% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 6,602 shares of the company’s stock worth $153,000 after purchasing an additional 471 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 83.08% of the company’s stock.

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.