Matson vs Viking
MATX and VIK side by side, both in water transportation. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How MATX and VIK compare
Viking grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (20.0% versus −0.16% for Matson).
Viking keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 19.3% compared with 13.4% at Matson.
Matson pays a dividend yielding 0.65%; Viking does not pay one.
Matson scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 6 for Viking), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | MATX | VIK |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $6.7B | – |
| Share price | $223.85 | $87.47 |
| Change, 1 year | 127% | 46.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 150% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.92 | 1.23 |
| Employees | 4,170 | 13K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 15.0× | – |
| P/S | 1.9× | – |
| P/B | 2.4× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.2× | – |
| Fair value | $142.53 | – |
| Margin of safety | −57.1% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −0.16% | 20.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.0% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −6.1% | 64.8% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 0.88% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 25.5% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 43.2% |
| Operating margin | 15.2% | 23.3% (better) |
| Net margin | 13.4% | 19.3% (better) |
| Return on equity | 17.2% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 14.7% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.13 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.48 (better) | 1.01 |
| Interest coverage | 79.5× (better) | 4.6× |
| Current ratio | 0.89 (better) | 0.81 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.89 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.65% | – |
| Payout ratio | 9.6% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 12 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 9.2% | – |
| Buyback yield | 3.9% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 4.6% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 87.0% | 47.7% |
| Held by insiders | 2.6% | 53.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$24.0M (better) | −$39.6M |
| Short interest, % of float | 5.2% | 4.4% |
Go deeper
- MATX stock overview
- MATX income statement
- MATX valuation and score
- VIK stock overview
- VIK income statement
- VIK valuation and score
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