Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Matson, Inc. before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Matson, Inc.’s stock price such as:

• Matson, Inc.’s current stock price and volume
• Why Matson, Inc.’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for MATX from analysts
• MATX’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Matson, Inc. (MATX)

Before we jump into Matson, Inc.’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently rise, let’s take a look at some background.

Matson, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of ocean transportation and logistics services. It operates through two segments, Ocean Transportation and Logistics. The Ocean Transportation segment offers ocean freight transportation services to the domestic non-contiguous economies of Hawaii, Alaska and Guam, and to other island economies in Micronesia. It primarily transports dry containers of mixed commodities, refrigerated commodities, food products, beverages, building materials, automobiles, and household goods; livestock; seafood; general sustenance cargo; and garments, footwear, e-commerce, and other retail merchandise. This segment also operates an expedited service from China to Long Beach, California, and various islands in the South Pacific, as well as Okinawa, Japan; and provides stevedoring, refrigerated cargo services, inland transportation, container equipment maintenance, and other terminal services on the Hawaiian islands of Oahu, Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai, as well as in the Alaska locations of Anchorage, Kodiak, and Dutch Harbor. The Logistics segment provides multimodal transportation brokerage services, including domestic and international rail intermodal, long-haul and regional highway trucking, specialized hauling, flat-bed and project, less-than-truckload, and expedited freight services; less-than-container load consolidation and freight forwarding services; warehousing and distribution services; supply chain management services, and non-vessel operating common carrier freight forwarding services. It serves the U.S. military, freight forwarders, retailers, consumer goods manufacturers, and other customers. The company was formerly known as Alexander & Baldwin Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Matson, Inc. in June 2012. Matson, Inc. was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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Matson, Inc.’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of January 16, 2026, 4:00 PM, CST, Matson, Inc.’s stock price was $146.260.

Matson, Inc. is up 0.2% from its previous closing price of $145.970.

During the last market session, Matson, Inc.’s stock traded between $145.240 and $147.440. Currently, there are approximately 31.50 million shares outstanding for Matson, Inc..

Matson, Inc.’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 11.2, which is high compared to the Marine Transportation industry median of 8.4. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Matson, Inc. Stock Price History

Matson, Inc.’s (MATX) price is currently up 18.38% so far this month.

During the month of January, Matson, Inc.’s stock price has reached a high of $147.440 and a low of $122.340.

Over the last year, Matson, Inc. has hit prices as high as $154.230 and as low as $86.970. Year to date, Matson, Inc.’s stock is up 18.38%.

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What Caused Matson, Inc. Stock’s Price to Rise?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of January 16, 2026, there was 1 analyst who downgraded Matson, Inc.’s stock and 0 analysts who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Matson, Inc.’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Matson, Inc.’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Matson, Inc.’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a B, which means it is considered to be Value.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Matson, Inc. (MATX) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Matson, Inc.

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of January 16, 2026, Matson, Inc. has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of 10.07%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 79 and is considered to be Strong.

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Matson, Inc. Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of January 16, 2026, Matson, Inc.’s stock price is $146.260, which is up 0.2% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Matson, Inc. stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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