Matson Valuation

Is MATX undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of MATX when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: MATX ($152.74) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($226.54)

Significantly Below Fair Value: MATX is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for MATX?

Key metric: As MATX is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for MATX. This is calculated by dividing MATX's market cap by their current earnings.
What is MATX's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio12.3x
EarningsUS$410.80m
Market CapUS$5.07b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does MATX's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for MATX vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average11.8x
SBLK Star Bulk Carriers
9x16.1%US$2.4b
KEX Kirby
24.1x17.0%US$7.4b
GOGL Golden Ocean Group
11.1x15.9%US$2.4b
DAC Danaos
3x-3.9%US$1.7b
MATX Matson
12.3x-19.6%US$5.1b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MATX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.3x) compared to the peer average (11.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does MATX's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Shipping Industry?

4 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
TORO Toro
0.3xn/aUS$46.84m
PXS Pyxis Tankers
1.3x-16.9%US$42.99m
CTRM Castor Maritime
0.5xn/aUS$33.62m
PSHG Performance Shipping
0.4x7.0%US$23.23m
No more companies available in this PE range
MATX 12.3xIndustry Avg. 4.8xNo. of Companies4PE0612182430+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MATX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.3x) compared to the US Shipping industry average (4.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MATX's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

MATX PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio12.3x
Fair PE Ratio8.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: MATX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8.2x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst MATX forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$152.74
US$155.33
+1.7%
8.8%US$165.00US$136.00n/a3
Nov ’25US$153.51
US$155.33
+1.2%
8.8%US$165.00US$136.00n/a3
Oct ’25US$141.10
US$147.67
+4.7%
6.6%US$160.00US$136.00n/a3
Sep ’25US$138.30
US$147.67
+6.8%
6.6%US$160.00US$136.00n/a3
Aug ’25US$128.55
US$139.50
+8.5%
2.5%US$143.00US$136.00n/a2
Jul ’25US$129.08
US$136.00
+5.4%
0.6%US$137.00US$135.00n/a3
Jun ’25US$128.20
US$127.67
-0.4%
9.3%US$137.00US$111.00n/a3
May ’25US$105.48
US$127.67
+21.0%
9.3%US$137.00US$111.00n/a3
Apr ’25US$111.34
US$121.00
+8.7%
9.9%US$133.00US$109.00n/a2
Mar ’25US$110.22
US$121.00
+9.8%
9.9%US$133.00US$109.00n/a2
Feb ’25US$111.07
US$120.50
+8.5%
10.4%US$133.00US$108.00n/a2
Jan ’25US$109.60
US$111.67
+1.9%
6.1%US$117.00US$102.00n/a3
Dec ’24US$98.07
US$111.67
+13.9%
6.1%US$117.00US$102.00n/a3
Nov ’24US$88.71
US$111.67
+25.9%
6.1%US$117.00US$102.00US$153.513
Oct ’24US$88.72
US$100.00
+12.7%
10.0%US$110.00US$90.00US$141.102
Sep ’24US$89.05
US$100.00
+12.3%
10.0%US$110.00US$90.00US$138.302
Jul ’24US$77.73
US$71.50
-8.0%
2.1%US$73.00US$70.00US$129.082
Jun ’24US$69.65
US$71.50
+2.7%
2.1%US$73.00US$70.00US$128.202
Apr ’24US$59.67
US$71.50
+19.8%
2.1%US$73.00US$70.00US$111.342
Mar ’24US$67.47
US$71.50
+6.0%
2.1%US$73.00US$70.00US$110.222
Feb ’24US$68.61
US$74.00
+7.9%
1.4%US$75.00US$73.00US$111.072
Jan ’24US$62.51
US$84.50
+35.2%
6.5%US$90.00US$79.00US$109.602
Dec ’23US$63.79
US$77.33
+21.2%
14.3%US$90.00US$63.00US$98.073
Nov ’23US$74.87
US$72.00
-3.8%
12.5%US$81.00US$63.00US$88.712

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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