Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for MATX in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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NYSE: MATX
Matson (MATX) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Sep 28 close
$223.45−1.21 (−0.5%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryMatson's move this week centers on its strong second-quarter 2026 results, which continue to draw attention even weeks after release. Revenue reached $969.40 million, ahead of consensus of $893.91 million, while diluted EPS rose to $4.27, beating estimates by $0.48 and marking a 46.2% year-over-year increase. The stock gained 1.31% on the news and has held near its yearly high since, with commentary noting the stock's recent trend and its appearance on a shorter-term trading screen.
MATX closed at $223.45, down 0.5% on the day, but remains above both its 50-day average of $219.10 and its 200-day average of $180.46, with the shorter average above the longer one. The GekkoIndex reads 57.6, placing it in the Neutral zone. The current price sits 7.2% above Gekko Fair Value of $208.35.
Looking ahead, Matson's next earnings report is scheduled for 4 November 2026 after the close, 36 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day holding window. Over the past eight quarters, the company has beaten estimates seven times, with an average absolute reaction of 7.7% historically. Seasonality over the next 20 trading days has averaged a 2.5% gain across 5 years, rising in 3 of them. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the current window, leaving smart-money positioning without a clear signal for now.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
Matson price vs fair value
Close $223.45200-day averageGekko Fair Value $208.35
Matson quick facts
- Market cap
- $6.76B
- P/E ratio
- 15.2
- Forward P/E
- 19.2
- EPS, TTM
- $14.82
- Revenue, TTM
- $3.46B
- Profit margin
- 13.4%
- Dividend yield
- 0.64%
- Beta
- 1.26
- Volume
- 230,165 avg 307,310
- 1-year return
- +116.7%
- Typical daily move
- ±3.1%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±6.7%
- 50-day average
- $219.10
- 200-day average
- $180.46
- Next earnings
- Nov 4 after close
- Shares outstanding
- 29.90M
Matson swing-trade checklist
Matson scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive1 mixed1 headwind
- Trendsupportive
Above 50 and 200-day
Close $223.45 is above the 50-day ($219.10) and 200-day ($180.46) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexmixed
57.6, Neutral
Reading 57.6 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valueheadwind
7.2% above
Price is 7.2% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 36 days
Next report Nov 4, 2026, 36 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+2.5% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +2.5% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
See seasonality
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Matson stock chart and price history
Matson closed at $223.45 on Sep 28, 2026, +116.7% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $86.97 to $240.87.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +0.6%
- 3 months
- +14.9%
- 6 months
- +41.4%
- 1 year
- +116.7%
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About Matson
Matson moves freight by sea and links that shipping with inland logistics. Its ocean transportation business carries goods between the U.S. mainland and Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, and other Micronesian islands, handling everything from refrigerated food and packaged goods to building materials, vehicles, livestock, seafood, and general retail and e-commerce cargo. It also runs an expedited service between China and Long Beach, California, with connections to South Pacific islands and Okinawa, Japan, and it is known for the terminal work, container handling, and inland transport that support these shipping routes across Hawaii and Alaska.
Beyond shipping itself, Matson operates a logistics division offering multimodal transportation brokerage, including rail intermodal, trucking of various kinds, less-than-container-load consolidation, freight forwarding, warehousing, distribution, and broader supply chain management. Its customers include the U.S. military, freight forwarders, large retailers, consumer goods companies, and automobile manufacturers.
Matson traces its roots to Honolulu, Hawaii, where it was founded in 1882, and was previously known as Alexander & Baldwin Holdings before taking its current name in June 2012. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker MATX.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Transportation
- Industry
- Marine shipping
- Website
- matson.com
Matson GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Matson’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 57.6, in the Neutral zone, up 11.4 points over five sessions.
57.6Neutral
Up 11.4 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 17 | +0.2% | +8.7% | ||
| Accumulation | 168 | +1.1% | +1.0% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 445 | +0.5% | +3.0% | ||
| Distribution | 38 | 0.0% | +1.1% | ||
| Selling | 4 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average MATX share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Matson stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Matson trades 7.2% above Gekko Fair Value of $208.35, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Matson shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$208.35
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 26, 2026
7.2% Overvalued
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Matson insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Matson, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in MATX were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Matson has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
- $92.10M
- As a share of market cap
- 1.36%
- Trailing four quarters
- $287.8M
From company filings.
Matson earnings: next date and track record
Matson reports on Nov 4, 2026, after the close (36 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Nov 4, 2026
Expected after the close, 36 days away
- EPS estimate
- $6.09
- Revenue estimate
- $1.05B
7 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±7.7%average move across the report
7 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2026 | $4.27 est $3.79 | $969.4M est $893.9M | +5.4% |
| May 4, 2026 | $1.85 est $1.61 | $757.8M est $777.6M | +7.9% |
| Feb 24, 2026 | $4.60 est $3.69 | $851.9M est $847.3M | +3.4% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | $4.24 est $3.25 | $880.1M est $837.4M | +9.9% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | $2.92 est $2.18 | $830.5M est $837.7M | +1.5% |
| May 5, 2025 | $2.18 est $2.34 | $782.0M est $878.2M | −17.7% |
| Feb 25, 2025 | $3.80 est $3.20 | $890.3M est $851.8M | +0.3% |
| Oct 30, 2024 | $5.89 est $4.75 | $962.0M est $851.5M | +15.2% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Matson stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Matson is $261.67, +17.1% from the last close, from 2 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$261.67consensus 12-month target, +17.1% from the last close
Now $223.45Avg $261.67
Low $260High $270
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 2 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4 | Stephens | $260 | +16.4% |
| Aug 4 | J.P. Morgan | $270 | +20.8% |
| Jul 13 | J.P. Morgan | $230 | +2.9% |
| Jul 8 | Stephens | $240 | +7.4% |
+3.0%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+2.5%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±3.1%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Matson seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, Matson averaged +2.5% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +1.1% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +1.3% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | 0.0% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +2.5% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +11.2% | 5 of 5 |
For scale, MATX’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 6.7%.
Matson market cap and key statistics
Matson’s market cap is $6.76B, with a P/E ratio of 15.2 and revenue of $3.46B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $6.76B
- P/E ratio
- 15.2
- Forward P/E
- 19.2
- EPS, TTM
- $14.82
- Gekko Fair Value
- $208.35
Trading
- Volume
- 230,165
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 307,310
- 52-week high
- $240.87
- 52-week low
- $86.97
- Shares outstanding
- 29.90M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $3.46B
- Profit margin
- 13.4%
- Return on equity
- 17.2%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +46.2%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.26
- Typical daily move
- ±3.1%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±6.7%
- Dividend yield
- 0.64%
Matson stock news this week
Coverage of Matson this week reads positive: 4 positive, 1 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
- Matson (MATX) is on the Move, Here's Why the Trend Could be SustainableZacks Investment Research, Sep 28
- Matson stock gains 1.31 percent as Q2 EPS beats estimatesAD HOC NEWS, Sep 25
- Investment Firm Reduces Matson (MATX) Shares on Recent StrengthAlphaStreet, Sep 23
- Matson stock holds near its yearly high after strong Q2 resultsAD HOC NEWS, Sep 22
- This Fund Trimmed Matson (MATX) on StrengthYahoo Finance, Sep 22
- Bank of America Corp DE Acquires Shares of 198,026 Matson, Inc. $MATXMarketBeat, Sep 22
Matson peers
Matson’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| FROFrontline | Neutral | 3.5% above |
| KEXKirby | Accumulation | 31.7% below |
| CMBTCMB.TECH | Neutral | 1.9% above |
| INSWInternational Seaways | Neutral | 12.3% below |
| HAFNHafnia | Neutral | 33.5% below |
| STNGScorpio Tankers | Neutral | 35.4% below |
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Matson stock FAQ
What is Matson’s market cap?
Matson’s market cap is $6.76B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $223.45, with 29.90M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 15.2.
What is the Matson stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Matson is $261.67, +17.1% from the last close. Of the 2 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 2 rate it a buy, 0 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Matson stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Matson is overvalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $223.45 is 7.2% above Gekko Fair Value of $208.35. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Matson report earnings next?
Matson is expected to report on Nov 4, 2026, after the market closes (36 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $6.09 per share on revenue of $1.05B. Matson beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 7.7% on average across the report.
What is Matson’s 52-week high and low?
Matson’s 52-week high is $240.87 and its 52-week low is $86.97; it closed at $223.45 on Sep 28, 2026, +116.7% over the past year.
Is Matson stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (trend, earnings risk and seasonality), 1 as mixed (gekkoindex) and 1 as a headwind (fair value). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
How this page works
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