Matrix Service Company (MTRX)Industrials | Engineering & Construction | Tulsa, United States | NasdaqGS
12.29 USD
-0.20
(-1.601%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 12.29 |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 5:40 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Matrix Service Company is currently paralyzed by a severe earnings crisis. Despite a 'strong buy' analyst recommendation and a forward P/E that looks reasonable on paper, the company is generating negative earnings per share (-$0.53) and posting negative returns on both assets and equity. The balance sheet shows a concerning debt-to-equity ratio of 13.4x, which is typical for construction but dangerous when combined with negative profitability. While the stock has recovered significantly over the last few years, the lack of a dividend and the persistent losses suggest the business is struggling to maintain its cost structure or win new contracts efficiently. The recent price action shows weakness, trading below its 50-day moving average, and the options market is not confident enough to place a directional bet, instead hedging against potential bad news. Until the company demonstrates a path to consistent profitability and stabilizes its margins, this remains a speculative hold with significant downside risk. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.045897 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.045897 |
| AutoTheta | 0.046082 |
| MSTL | 0.047545 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 44% |
| H-stat | 0.19 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.152 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.09 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 13.408 |
| Revenue per Share | 30.016 |
| Market Cap | 345,765,024 |
| Forward P/E | 17.68 |
| Beta | 0.99 |
| Profit Margins | -1.77% |
| Website | https://matrixservicecompany.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 5:40 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for volatility rather than a clear directional bet. There is heavy volume in out-of-the-money calls for November 2026, suggesting a hope for a significant upside move, while simultaneous heavy put volume at the same expiration indicates a fear of a sharp decline. This 'straddle' style positioning reflects uncertainty about the upcoming earnings or guidance, with the market pricing in a binary event outcome rather than a steady trend.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.09492755 |
| Address1 | 15 East 5th Street |
| Address2 | Suite 1100 |
| All Time High | 38.71 |
| All Time Low | 1.375 |
| Ask | 15.62 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 3 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.0 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 280,940 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 258,949 |
| Average Volume | 258,949 |
| Average Volume10Days | 280,940 |
| Beta | 0.985 |
| Bid | 8.98 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 1 |
| Book Value | 4.957 |
| City | Tulsa |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 2 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 12.29 |
| Current Ratio | 0.895 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 12.55 |
| Day Low | 12.15 |
| Debt To Equity | 13.408 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,164,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,164,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,097,600 |
| Ebitda | -2,472,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.0029199999 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -53.171 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.155 |
| Enterprise Value | 131,438,016 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.25 |
| Eps Forward | 0.695 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.53 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 13.133 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.8430004 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.06418948 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -9.492755 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 16.11 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.8200006 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.23711984 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 9.88 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.4099998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.2439271 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 9.88 - 16.11 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 654,355,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 26,933,379 |
| Forward Eps | 0.695 |
| Forward P E | 17.683453 |
| Free Cashflow | 99,415,752 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 2,239 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0622 |
| Gross Profits | 52,592,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.04496 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.87160003 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 28,133,850 |
| Industry | Engineering & Construction |
| Industry Disp | Engineering & Construction |
| Industry Key | engineering-construction |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,751,241,600 |
| Last Split Date | 1,069,632,000 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | Matrix Service Company provides engineering, fabrication, construction, and maintenance services to support critical energy infrastructure and industrial markets in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company's Storage and Terminal Solutions segment offers engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction services related to cryogenic, specialty tanks, and terminals for LNG, NGLs, hydrogen, ammonia, propane, butane, liquid nitrogen/liquid oxygen, and liquid petroleum; and plant work, truck and rail loading/offloading facilities, marine structures, and storage tank and terminal maintenance and repair, as well as undertakes work related to aboveground crude oil and refined product storage tanks and terminals. This segment also provides engineered specialty tank products, including geodesic domes, aluminum internal floating roofs, floating suction and skimmer systems, roof drain systems, and floating roof seals. Its Utility and Power Infrastructure segment undertakes power delivery work, including construction of new substations, upgrades of existing substations, and maintenance. This segment also provides engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction services for LNG utility peak shaving facilities; and construction services to various power generation facilities, including natural gas fired facilities. The company's Process and Industrial Facilities segment offers plant maintenance, repair, and turnarounds, including refining and processing of crude oil, fractionating, and marketing of natural gas and natural gas liquids; and engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction for refinery upgrades and retrofits for hydrogen processing, production, loading, and distribution facilities, as well as constructs thermal vacuum test chambers and other infrastructure for aerospace, defense, and other industries. Matrix Service Company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. |
| Long Name | Matrix Service Company |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 345,765,024 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_31193 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -14,994,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,782,777,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 351,110,448 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 12.35 |
| Operating Cashflow | 56,425,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.009380001 |
| Overall Risk | 2 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.2 |
| Phone | 918 838 8822 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 12.29 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,981,119 |
| Previous Close | 12.49 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 49.16 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.4793222 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.40895802 |
| Profit Margins | -0.01773 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.863 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.2 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.60128 |
| Regular Market Day High | 12.55 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 12.15 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 12.15 - 12.55 |
| Regular Market Open | 12.35 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 12.49 |
| Regular Market Price | 12.29 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 143,075 |
| Return On Assets | -0.01184 |
| Return On Equity | -0.103360005 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.033 |
| Revenue Per Share | 30.016 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 4 |
| Shares Outstanding | 28,133,850 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.026800001 |
| Shares Short | 755,107 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 549,627 |
| Short Name | Matrix Service Company |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0315 |
| Short Ratio | 2.7 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | OK |
| Symbol | MTRX |
| Target High Price | 24.0 |
| Target Low Price | 16.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 20.0 |
| Target Median Price | 20.0 |
| Total Cash | 233,020,992 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 8.283 |
| Total Debt | 18,694,000 |
| Total Revenue | 845,478,016 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.53 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 1.1954 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 12.4838 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.19379997 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.015524117 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 143,075 |
| Website | https://matrixservicecompany.com |
| Zip | 74,103 |