Matrix Service, Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, and FTAI Aviation Shares Are Soaring, What You Need To Know

Barchart·05/22/2026 14:46:25

What Happened?

A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after the Dow hit a fresh all-time high above 50,700 as yields cooled off. Industrials are the most direct play on physical economic activity. 

Caterpillar tracks construction, GE Vernova tracks power infrastructure, Boeing tracks aerospace, RTX tracks defense. When Treasury yields cool and the market rallies on Iran peace progress, every one of those end markets gets a confidence injection. Industrials sign multi-quarter contracts and ship over time, so today's confidence rally translates into next quarter's backlog growth. 

The AI infrastructure buildout (turbines, switchgear, cooling systems, earthmoving for data centers) adds a second engine: structural growth from AI capex on top of cyclical recovery from Iran de-escalation. That double tailwind pushed the sector to all-time highs alongside the index.

The stock market overreacts to news, and big price drops can present good opportunities to buy high-quality stocks.

Among others, the following stocks were impacted:

• Construction and Maintenance Services company Matrix Service (NASDAQ:MTRX) jumped 2.5%. Is now the time to buy Matrix Service? Access our full analysis report here, it’s free.
• Professional Tools and Equipment company Hyster-Yale Materials Handling (NYSE:HY) jumped 2.6%. Is now the time to buy Hyster-Yale Materials Handling? Access our full analysis report here, it’s free.
• Vehicle Parts Distributors company FTAI Aviation (NASDAQ:FTAI) jumped 2.5%. Is now the time to buy FTAI Aviation? Access our full analysis report here, it’s free.

Zooming In On Hyster-Yale Materials Handling (HY)

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling’s shares are quite volatile and have had 18 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today’s move indicates the market considers this news meaningful but not something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business.

The previous big move we wrote about was 16 days ago when the stock dropped 7% on the news that the company reported disappointing first-quarter 2026 financial results, which included a significant drop in revenue and a swing to a loss from a profit a year earlier. 

Revenue for the quarter fell 12.7% year-over-year to $795.2 million, missing Wall Street's expectations. The company posted an adjusted loss of $1.64 per share, which, while better than analysts had feared, marked a sharp reversal from the $0.48 per share profit reported in the same period last year. 

The company's profitability also deteriorated significantly, with its operating margin falling to negative 3.5% from a positive 2.3% a year ago, while its gross margin also declined. Overall, the earnings beat was overshadowed by the sizable revenue miss and shrinking margins, signaling a challenging operating environment for the lift truck manufacturer.

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling is up 12.6% since the beginning of the year, but at $33.86 per share, it is still trading 22.7% below its 52-week high of $43.80 from July 2025. Despite the year-to-date gain, investors who bought $1,000 worth of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at only $444.09.

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