| Prev Close | 29.46 |
| Day Low/High | 29.02 / 29.62 |
| 52 Wk Low/High | 21.63 / 40.32 |
| Avg Volume | 280.00K |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Shares Outstanding | 42.45M |
| Market Cap | 1.25B |
| EPS | 5.40 |
| P/E Ratio | 5.49 |
| Div & Yield | 0.80 (2.64%) |
In recent trading, shares of Matson Inc have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $35.50, changing hands for $37.68/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to react: downgrade on valuation, or, re-adjust their target price to a higher level.
Investors in Matson Inc saw new options begin trading today, for the November 17th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the MATX options chain for the new November 17th contracts and identified the following put contract of particular interest.
The most recent short interest data was recently released for the 07/31/2017 settlement date, and Matson Inc is one of the most shorted stocks of the Russell 3000, based on 7.05 "days to cover" versus the median component at 5.42. There are a number of ways to look at short data, but one metric that we find particularly useful is the "days to cover" because it considers both the total shares short and the average daily volume of shares typically traded.
The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics — strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpensive. Matson Inc presently has an excellent rank, in the top 25% of the coverage universe, which suggests it is among the top most "interesting" ideas that merit further research by investors.
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The most recent short interest data has been released by the NASDAQ for the 09/15/2015 settlement date, which shows a 358,722 share increase in total short interest for Matson Inc , to 1,601,102, an increase of 28.87% since 08/31/2015. Total short interest is just one way to look at short data; another metric that we here at Dividend Channel find particularly useful is the "days to cover" metric because it considers both the total shares short and the average daily volume of shares traded.
Investors considering a purchase of Matson Inc stock, but tentative about paying the going market price of $37.85/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at their disposal. One interesting put contract in particular, is the December put at the $35 strike, which has a bid at the time of this writing of $1.35.
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The most recent short interest data has been released by the NASDAQ for the 04/30/2015 settlement date, which shows a 279,532 share decrease in total short interest for Matson Inc , to 542,563, a decrease of 34.00% since 04/15/2015. Total short interest is just one way to look at short data; another metric that we here at Dividend Channel find particularly useful is the "days to cover" metric because it considers both the total shares short and the average daily volume of shares traded.
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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 5/5/15, Matson Inc , Landstar System, Inc. , and Golar LNG Partners LP will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends.
Investors in Matson Inc saw new options become available today, for the May 15th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the MATX options chain for the new May 15th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.
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