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 9.2% for Matson).
Viking keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 19.3% compared with 14.6% at Matson.
Matson pays a dividend yielding 0.52%; Viking does not pay one.
Matson scores higher on the StockData Score (18 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 | $6.3B | – |
| Share price | $212.03 | $90.06 |
| Change, 1 year | 94.3% | 51.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 134% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.93 | 1.19 |
| Employees | 4,170 | 13K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 18 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 12.0× | – |
| P/S | 1.7× | – |
| P/B | 2.2× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.5× | – |
| Fair value | $160.66 | – |
| Margin of safety | −32.0% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.2% | 20.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.0% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 25.3% | 64.8% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 34.2% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 25.5% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 43.2% |
| Operating margin | 16.8% | 23.3% (better) |
| Net margin | 14.6% | 19.3% (better) |
| Return on equity | 19.2% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 17.0% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.12 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.23 (better) | 1.01 |
| Interest coverage | 96.8× (better) | 4.6× |
| Current ratio | 1.10 (better) | 0.81 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.90 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.52% | – |
| Payout ratio | 8.3% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 12 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 9.2% | – |
| Buyback yield | 4.1% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 4.6% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 87.0% | 47.7% |
| Held by insiders | 2.5% | 53.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$28.5M (better) | −$43.7M |
| Short interest, % of float | 5.0% | 4.7% |
Go deeper
- MATX stock overview
- MATX income statement
- MATX valuation and score
- VIK stock overview
- VIK income statement
- VIK valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.