Matson Inc vs Star Bulk Carriers Corp

Matson Inc (MATX) is fairly valued and Star Bulk Carriers Corp (SBLK) is undervalued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, SBLK trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +34%, against -3% for MATX.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Matson Inc (MATX)

Discounting its cash flows at 10.8% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $221.12; the price of $226.78 is 3% above that value, and 70% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 59/100 on 3 of 12 signals

Star Bulk Carriers Corp (SBLK)

Discounting its cash flows at 8.2% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $46.71; the price of $30.94 is 34% below that value, and 79% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 84/100 on 3 of 12 signals

MetricMATXSBLK
VerdictFairly valuedUndervalued
Price$226.78$30.94
Intrinsic value$221.12$46.71
Margin of safety-3%+34%
Leak Score59/100 (3/12)84/100 (3/12)
Market cap$6.8B$3.5B
Revenue growth, 5 years7.0%8.5%
Operating margin14.4%27.8%
Net margin13.4%23.9%
Return on equity17.2%11.7%
Debt to equity0.120.41
P/E15.2x12.1x
Forward P/E13.5x7.5x
P/B2.5x1.4x
Dividend yield0.6%12.8%

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