MATSON INC (MATX)
Industrials · Marine Transportation · NYSE
Matson is a dominant ocean shipping and logistics provider connecting the U.S. mainland with Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, and Asia through a specialized, high-service fleet.
What MATSON INC does
Matson, Inc. is a leading provider of ocean transportation and logistics services. The company operates a fleet of containerships, providing essential shipping services to Hawaii, Alaska, and Guam, alongside expedited liner services from China to the U.S. West Coast and other Pacific island economies. Additionally, it offers comprehensive logistics solutions, including freight forwarding, warehousing, and customs brokerage.
Themes: ocean transportation, logistics and supply chain management, maritime freight, US domestic shipping routes
Fundamentals
- Price$222.80 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$6.7B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+116.5% 2025-08-21 close $102.93 → 2026-08-21 close $222.80
- P/E14.02 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+13.4% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+23.0% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+16.9% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.12 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)-0.2% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-8.3% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.31 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-03 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +1.3%; at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How MATX compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiobottom 25% 357 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit margintop 25% 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 455 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 460 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRbottom 10% 426 covered Industrials peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 267 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 414 covered Industrials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Industrials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
MATX is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
54.7 #335 of 987 scored · #49 of 197 in Industrials
Long-term trend 82nd (over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 96.0 percentage points) and valuation 74th (price to earnings 14.9, price to book 2.4); weakest is growth (11th, 3-year revenue CAGR -8.3%, revenue growth year over year -0.2%).
Short-term score
37.7 #1489 of 1,704 scored · #235 of 283 in Industrials
Trend 69th: the price is 5% above the average price paid over the period covered, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain; momentum 59th: over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 18.8 percentage points; weakest is catalysts 29th: open-market insider buys in 90 days 1, analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading. Its score is docked 10 points for overextended (RSI above 75 or stochastic above 90).
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, MATX's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 10%, free-cash-flow payout 29%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout10% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout29% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How MATSON INC looks technically
MATSON INC (MATX) is trading 35.6% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 160 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 16, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 64, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 6 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It just made a new 20-day high, its first since 2026-07-16, pushing above its recent trading range. It is 3.4% below its all-time high.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 35.6% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +35.6% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $206.50 | $206.50 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $164.30 | $164.30 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 17 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 17 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 160 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 160 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 16, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 16.4 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 64, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 63.9 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the top of its 14-day range ($201.98 to $224.05) — its "stochastic" reading is 94 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 94.3 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 6 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 6 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $230.74 | $230.74 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 3.4% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -3.4% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 156.2% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +156.2% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 3.4% below its highest point of the past year | 3.4% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it just made a new 20-day high, its first since 2026-07-16, pushing above its recent trading range | 1 session |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 27 trading days ago | 27 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $230.74 (set on 2026-07-16) | $230.74 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($88.05 to $223.55), and it has given back essentially none of its rise from last year’s low — 1% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $135.47 to $139.81. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 0.6% |
| From the all-time high | it is 3.4% below its all-time high | -3.4% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 15.1% above a support level at $189.08 — a price it turned at three times since 2026-05-06, most recently on 2026-06-30. Since 2024-08-21 it has 20 such levels below the current price and 0 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -15.1% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $7.54 (set on 2009-03-06) | $7.54 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 2854.6% above its all-time low | +2,855% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 52nd percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $6.65 between its high and its low — about 3.0% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $6.65 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $197.47 and $223.60 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $197.47 – $210.54 – $223.60 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.0% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.0% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 8.8 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (35.6% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 8.8 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.79× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | 1 session ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 1 session ago |
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Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 1.6% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and had not traded back through that level by the close | +1.6% |
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| Gap filled | a 2.2% gap down opened on 2026-07-17 has been "filled" 24 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 1 session to close | 24 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 0.7 percentage points (the stock gained 1.6% while the market gained 2.3%) | -0.7% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 18.8 percentage points (the stock gained 21.9% while the market gained 3.1%) | +18.8% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 21.8 percentage points (the stock gained 32.8% while the market gained 11.1%) | +21.8% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 96.0 percentage points (the stock gained 116.5% while the market gained 20.5%) | +96.0% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 6 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day high, MACD momentum is positive, outperforming the market over 6 months, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 6 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bearish state: near the top of its 14-day range (overbought) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 5.9% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is moderate, spanning 6.4% of the share price. | +5.9% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 24% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $179.16 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +24.4% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 5% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-15 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $212.25 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 28 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +5.0% |
Price levels it has turned at before
MATX last closed at $222.80 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 20 prices below its last close and 0 above; the 3 nearest below are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $189.08 | Support | 15.1% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-05-06 to 2026-06-30 |
| $180.54 | Support | 19.0% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-04-17 to 2026-04-27 |
| $177.16 | Support | 20.5% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-02-25 to 2026-05-22 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Broke out to a new 20-day high · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · Near the all-time high · beating the market · Stretched far above its 200-day average (6+ daily ranges) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · all time high
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$261.67 range $255.00 – $270.00; median $260.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-22. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for MATX
- Consensus EPS estimate$6.12 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-22
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Dependence on the economic health of Hawaii, Alaska, and Guam.","Operating risks inherent in marine transportation, including fuel price volatility and vessel maintenance.","Intense competition in international and domestic shipping markets."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of MATX's 10-Q filed 2026-05-05 against the prior one filed 2025-11-05.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added reference to Iran conflict impact on fuel prices: 'To date, the Iran conflict has not impacted the Company's operating performance or service levels; however, it has impacted fuel prices in all of the Company's markets' (filed 2026-05-05)
- Added statement that Company has 'effective mechanisms to recover the cost of fuel by the end of the year' (filed 2026-05-05)
- Added reference to 'focus' as forward-looking statement identifier word (filed 2026-05-05)
- Added reference to 'hope' as forward-looking statement identifier word (filed 2026-05-05)
- Removed:
- Removed reference to 'Risk Factors' being 'below' in the same document; changed to reference Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 2025 (filed 2026-05-05)
- Removed discussion of tariff impacts from April 2025 as historical context; updated to reference second quarter 2026 comparison (filed 2026-05-05)
- Reworded:
- Changed period under discussion from 'Third Quarter 2025' to 'First Quarter 2026' (filed 2026-05-05)
- Changed outlook period from '2025' to '2026' throughout (filed 2026-05-05)
- Changed reference year in 10-K cross-reference from 'December 31, 2024' to 'December 31, 2025' (filed 2026-05-05)
- Changed Ocean Transportation regional discussions: Hawaii service volume decreased 5.6% YoY in Q1 2026 vs. increased 0.3% in Q3 2025 (filed 2026-05-05)
- Changed China service volume decrease from 12.8% in Q3 2025 to 9.5% in Q1 2026 with different causation (Lunar New Year freight cycle vs. tariff uncertainty) (filed 2026-05-05)
- Changed Guam service volume from 4.2% decrease in Q3 2025 to flat in Q1 2026 (filed 2026-05-05)
- Changed Alaska service volume from 4.1% increase in Q3 2025 to 2.0% decrease in Q1 2026 (filed 2026-05-05)
- Changed SSAT contribution from $9.3 million in Q3 2025 to $5.0 million in Q1 2026 (filed 2026-05-05)
- Changed expected SSAT full-year contribution from higher than $17.4 million (2024 baseline) to lower than $32.5 million (2025 baseline) (filed 2026-05-05)
- Changed Logistics operating income from $13.6 million in Q3 2025 to $6.8 million in Q1 2026 (filed 2026-05-05)
- Changed Ocean Transportation operating income expectation from 'lower' in Q4 2025 to 'approximately $20 million higher than the $98.6 million' in Q2 2026 (filed 2026-05-05)
- Notes:
- The newer filing appears truncated at the end ('for the secon'), preventing full comparison of the Consolidated Operating Income section
- The two filings cover different periods (Q1 2026 vs. Q3 2025) and fiscal years (FY 2026 vs. FY 2025), making some comparisons reflect period-specific differences rather than policy changes
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 22 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 30 days0 buys · 8 sells ($3M) — 5 selling insiders
- Last 90 days0 buys · 22 sells ($8M) — 7 selling insiders
- Last 180 days0 buys · 30 sells ($11M) — 11 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-11. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about MATX's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding MATX as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 6,784,786
- Reported value $1,112,297,860
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 1 new, 1 increased, 3 decreased, 1 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
MATX had 972,669 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
MATX had 3.25% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 3.08 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 972,669
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 3.25%
- Prior settlement (shares) 904,616
- Reported change 7.52%
- Days to cover (reported) 3.08
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Maersk (AMKBY)
- Hapag-Lloyd (HLAG.DE)
- Crowley Maritime Corporation
- Pasha Hawaii
- C.H. Robinson (CHRW)
- Expeditors International (EXPD)
- XPO (XPO)
AI-enriched competitor set. Linked names are companies covered by stocks-llm; other named peers are shown for reference only.
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Frequently asked questions
What does MATSON INC (MATX) do?
Matson, Inc. is a leading provider of ocean transportation and logistics services. The company operates a fleet of containerships, providing essential shipping services to Hawaii, Alaska, and Guam, alongside expedited liner services from China to the U.S. West Coast and other Pacific island economies. Additionally, it offers comprehensive logistics solutions, including freight forwarding, warehousing, and customs brokerage.
What sector is MATSON INC (MATX) in?
MATSON INC (MATX) is classified in the Industrials sector. Its industry is Marine Transportation. It trades on NYSE.
Does MATX pay a dividend?
Yes — MATSON INC (MATX) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 1.33% and at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are MATSON INC's (MATX) competitors?
Notable peers of MATSON INC (MATX) include Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, Crowley Maritime Corporation, Pasha Hawaii and C.H. Robinson. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is MATSON INC (MATX) overbought or oversold right now?
MATSON INC (MATX) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 64, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on MATX come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.