Matthews International
What analysts say:
- Buy, sell, or hold?: Analysts are very bullish on this stock, unanimously backing it as a buy. Analysts haven't adjusted their rating of Matthews International for the past three months.
- Revenue Forecasts: On average, analysts predict $232.7 million in revenue this quarter. That would represent a rise of 8.4% from the year-ago quarter.
- Wall Street Earnings Expectations: The average analyst estimate is earnings of $0.70 per share. Estimates range from $0.67 to $0.72.
What our community says:
CAPS All-Stars are solidly behind the stock with 100% awarding it an "outperform" rating. The community at large concurs with the All-Stars with 100% giving it a rating of "outperform." Fools have embraced Matthews International, though the message boards have been quiet lately with only 35 posts in the past 30 days. Matthews International has a bullish CAPS rating of five out of five stars that is about on par with the Fool community assessment.
Management:
Matthews International's profit has risen year over year by an average of 9.8% over the past five quarters. Revenue has now gone up for three straight quarters.
Quarter | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 |
Gross Margin | 100.0% | 40.0% | 38.5% | 40.6% |
Operating Margin | 15.2% | 12.9% | 10.6% | 15.3% |
Net Margin | 9.4% | 7.5% | 6.4% | 9.2% |
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