Materialise (MTLS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Materialise NV provides additive manufacturing and medical software, and 3D printing services in the Americas, Europe and Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company operates through three segments: Materialise Software, Materialise Medical, and Materialise Manufacturing. The Materialise Software segment offers software through programs and platforms that enable and enhance the functionality of 3D printers and of 3D printing operations. Its software interfaces between various types of 3D printers; and various software applications and capturing technologies, including computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing packages and 3D scanners. This segment serves 3D printing machine manufacturers; production companies and contract manufacturers in automotive, aerospace, consumer goods, and hearing aid industries; and 3D printing service bureaus through its sales force, Website, and third party distributors. The Materialise Medical segment provides medical software that allows medical-image based analysis, planning, and engineering, as well as patient-specific design and printing of surgical devices and implants. It serves medical device companies, hospitals, universities, research institutes, and industrial companies through its direct sales force, Website, and picture archiving and communication system. The Materialise Manufacturing segment provides 3D printing services, design and engineering services, and rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing of production parts to industrial and commercial customers. The company has collaboration agreements with Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.; Encore Medical, L.P.; DePuy Synthes Companies of Johnson & Johnson; Limacorporate Spa; Mathys AG; Corin Ltd; Smith & Nephew Inc.; Corin Ltd; Medtronic Inc.; and Abbott Laboratories Inc. Materialise NV was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $5.07 to $5.16
• 50-Day Range: $4.85 to $5.57
• 52-Week Range: $4.70 to $6.93
• Volume: 52,317 shs
• Average Volume: 92,220 shs
• Market Capitalization: $304.79 million
• P/E Ratio: 25.80
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $9.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Materialise Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Materialise scored higher than 71% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 270th out of 659 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Materialise has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Materialise has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Materialise is 25.80, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 133.84.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Materialise is 25.80, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 260.48.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Materialise has a P/B Ratio of 1.19. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.12% of the outstanding shares of Materialise have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Materialise has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Materialise has recently decreased by 29.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Materialise does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Materialise does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.12% of the outstanding shares of Materialise have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Materialise has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Materialise has recently decreased by 29.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.47

News Sentiment

Materialise has a news sentiment score of 1.47. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Materialise this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for MTLS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Materialise insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.23% of the stock of Materialise is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 19.30% of the stock of Materialise is held by institutions.

MTLS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MTLS shares performed this year?

Materialise's stock was trading at $6.57 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MTLS shares have decreased by 21.5% and is now trading at $5.16.
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How were Materialise's earnings last quarter?

Materialise NV (NASDAQ:MTLS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 31st. The software maker reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter. The software maker earned $73.65 million during the quarter. Materialise had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.29% and a net margin of 4.21%.

How do I buy shares of Materialise?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Materialise own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Materialise investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), CrowdStrike (CRWD), PayPal (PYPL) and Alibaba Group (BABA).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/31/2024
• Today: 10/17/2024
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 10/24/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Prepackaged software
• Sub-Industry: Computer Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:MTLS
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1091223
• Web: www.materialise.com
• Phone: (321) 639-6611
• Fax: 321-639-6600
• Employees: 2,437
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $9.50
• High Stock Price Target: $9.50
• Low Stock Price Target: $9.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +84.1%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.12
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 25.80
• Forward P/E Ratio: 32.25
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $7.28 million
• Net Margins: 4.21%
• Pretax Margin: 4.36%
• Return on Equity: 6.29%
• Return on Assets: 3.80%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.11
• Current Ratio: 1.84
• Quick Ratio: 1.68

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $257.86 million
• Price / Sales: 1.18
• Cash Flow: $0.62 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.37
• Book Value: $4.34 per share
• Price / Book: 1.19

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 59,067,000
• Free Float: 58,340,000
• Market Cap: $304.79 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.13