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Matson (MATX): analyst forecast and price target

$235 −0.79% close 16.10.26 · market cap $7.1B · Industrials · Marine Shipping IWM 0.25%
Price targets and ratings of

Analyst consensus

Moderate Buy

1 Buy0 Hold0 Sell

Ratings of 1 analysts in the last 3 months · top analysts only

12-month forecast

$260+10.6% upside

Based on 1 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $260, the highest $260, the lowest $260. The average is +10.6% from the last price of $235.

$100$150$200$250Jan 26AprJulOctJan 27AprJulOctHigh$260Average$260Low$260
Highest target $260 Average target $260 Lowest target $260
AnalystFirmPrice target RatingUpsideAction Date Move vs SPY
Tomohiko Sano★★★★★★★★★★#9517 · hits 48% · avg −0.6% J.P. Morgan $270 → $310+14.8% Buy +31.9% Assigned 13.10.26on TipRanks 05:50 +3.3%next day +1.2%
Sergey Glinyanov★★★★★★★★★★#2851 · hits 65% · avg +23.7% Freedom Capital Markets $260 Buy +10.6% Initiated 30.09.26on TipRanks 13:40 −2.8%next day +2.5% · 5 days −0.4%
Reed Seay★★★★★★★★★★#2376 · hits 100% · avg +24.9% Stephens $240 → $260+8.3% Buy +10.6% Reiterated 04.08.26on TipRanks 07:56 +1.1%next day −3.5% · 5 days −4.0%
Tomohiko Sano★★★★★★★★★★#9517 · hits 48% · avg −0.6% J.P. Morgan $230 → $270+17.4% Buy +14.9% Reiterated 04.08.26on TipRanks 07:51 +1.1%next day −3.5% · 5 days −4.0%
Jacob Lacks★★★★★★★★★★#4888 · hits 50% · avg +16.1% Wolfe Research $255 Buy +8.5% Reiterated 03.08.26on TipRanks Aug 4 11:23 +1.0%next day +1.1% · 5 days −1.2%

Every rating the collector has kept for the last 12 months, including the earlier ones of the same analyst. Latest of each analyst

Best analysts covering Matson

TipRanks picks them by their record on this stock; the figures under the name are their record across all their ratings.

Most accurate

3 months Jacob Lacks★★★★★★★★★★Wolfe Research · #4888
Hits 50%5 of 10 Average return +16.1%
1 year Reed Seay★★★★★★★★★★Stephens · #2376
Hits 100%16 of 16 Average return +24.9%
2 years Reed Seay★★★★★★★★★★Stephens · #2376
Hits 100%16 of 16 Average return +24.9%

Most profitable

3 months Jacob Lacks★★★★★★★★★★Wolfe Research · #4888
Hits 50%5 of 10 Average return +16.1%
1 year Jacob Lacks★★★★★★★★★★Wolfe Research · #4888
Hits 50%5 of 10 Average return +16.1%
2 years Jacob Lacks★★★★★★★★★★Wolfe Research · #4888
Hits 50%5 of 10 Average return +16.1%

How the average price target moved

The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $261 at a price of $220 (+18.9%); now: $271 at $235 (+15.4%).

$220$240$260Sep 15Oct 1Oct 15Top analysts$260Average target$271Price$235

PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target

Recommendation trend · top analysts

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Strong BuyBuyHoldSell

Rating05.2606.2607.2608.2609.2610.26
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Earnings and sales forecast

Next report: 04.11.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)

Earnings per share

Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $6.27 (from $6.09 to $6.50). Last quarter: $4.27.

Sales

Next quarter’s sales estimate — $1.1B (from $1.0B to $1.1B). Last quarter: $969M.

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About Matson
  • CEO: Matthew J. Cox
  • Employees: 4,170
  • 1411 Sand Island Parkway, Honolulu, HI, 96819, US
  • www.matson.com

Matson, Inc. specializes in providing integrated ocean transportation and logistics solutions. Its Ocean Transportation segment offers crucial ocean freight services connecting the domestic non-contiguous economies of Hawaii, Alaska, and Guam, alongside other island nations within Micronesia. Their diverse cargo includes everything from refrigerated foodstuffs, packaged consumer goods, building materials, and automobiles to livestock, seafood, general sustenance, and a wide array of retail and e-commerce merchandise. Additionally, the company operates an expedited express service facilitating trade between China and Long Beach, California, extending its reach to various South Pacific islands and Okinawa, Japan. Beyond direct shipping, this segment manages comprehensive terminal operations, including container stevedoring, refrigerated cargo handling, inland transport, and container equipment maintenance across key locations in Hawaii (Oahu, Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai) and Alaska (Anchorage, Kodiak, and Dutch Harbor). They also offer vessel management and container transshipment services. Matson's Logistics division delivers a broad spectrum of multimodal transportation brokerage services. These encompass domestic and international rail intermodal, various highway trucking options (long-haul, regional, specialized, flat-bed, less-than-truckload, and expedited freight), less-than-container load consolidation, freight forwarding, warehousing, distribution, and comprehensive supply chain management, including non-vessel operating common carrier freight forwarding. Key clients include the U.S. military, freight forwarders, major retailers, consumer goods companies, and automobile manufacturers. Established in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1882, the company was formerly known as Alexander & Baldwin Holdings, Inc. before adopting its current name, Matson, Inc., in June 2012.

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