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MATX Matson, Inc.

Last updated: Sep 30, 2026

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Execution Consistency

Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?

Bought back stock in 4/4 quarters. Q2 2026: $94M, Q1 2026: $67M, Q3 2025: $47M, Q2 2025: $73M

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Execution Acceleration

Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?

Latest quarter $94M vs trailing avg $62M (+50%)

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Buyback vs FCF

What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30%+. Bear: negative FCF or no buybacks.

Missing buyback or cash flow data

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Buyback Intensity

How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.

Missing shares repurchased or outstanding data

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Insider Buying

Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?

No insider open-market purchases in the last 12 months

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Insider-Buyback Convergence

Are both company buybacks and insider buying independently active? Bull when the company is buying back stock in 2+ quarters and insiders have made 2+ open-market purchases.

Need both buyback and insider purchase data

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Insider Net Direction

Over the last 90 days, are insiders net buyers or net sellers on the open market?

Insiders bought $0M, sold $12M in the last 90 days (net selling)

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Red Flag

Active buyback + insiders net selling 3x+ more than buying. Company cash may be supporting price while insiders exit.

Company buying back stock while insiders sold 23954781.9x more than bought. 13 C-suite officers among sellers

  • COX MATTHEW J (Chairman & CEO) sold 442 shares on 2026-08-28
  • COX MATTHEW J (Chairman & CEO) sold 3,443 shares on 2026-08-28
  • COX MATTHEW J (Chairman & CEO) sold 6,115 shares on 2026-08-28
  • Angoco Vic S Jr (Executive Vice President) sold 582 shares on 2026-08-24
  • Angoco Vic S Jr (Executive Vice President) sold 670 shares on 2026-08-24
  • Angoco Vic S Jr (Executive Vice President) sold 1,041 shares on 2026-08-24
  • Heilmann Peter T (EVP, Chief Admin. Officer & GC) sold 5,000 shares on 2026-08-19
  • Scott Christopher A (EVP & Chief Commercial Officer) sold 600 shares on 2026-08-19
  • Taylor Jason Lee (Senior Vice President) sold 1,961 shares on 2026-08-13
  • Sullivan John Warren (Senior Vice President) sold 1,917 shares on 2026-08-11