Materion Co. (NYSE:MTRN - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Materion in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, February 20th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $1.20 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.25. The consensus estimate for Materion's current full-year earnings is $5.50 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Materion's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.27 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.35 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.54 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.53 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.61 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.66 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.00 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.81 EPS.
Materion Trading Down 2.8 %
NYSE:MTRN traded down $2.62 on Monday, reaching $90.38. The company's stock had a trading volume of 92,811 shares, compared to its average volume of 87,357. Materion has a 12-month low of $90.11 and a 12-month high of $139.21. The company has a quick ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 3.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The firm has a market cap of $1.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 311.64 and a beta of 1.23. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $99.21 and a 200 day moving average price of $106.27.
Materion (NYSE:MTRN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.43 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $436.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $433.22 million. Materion had a return on equity of 12.42% and a net margin of 0.35%. The business's revenue was up 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.41 earnings per share.
Materion Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.135 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 20th. This represents a $0.54 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.60%. Materion's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 186.21%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, CFO Shelly Marie Chadwick sold 805 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.24, for a total value of $81,498.20. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 14,632 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,481,343.68. The trade was a 5.21 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 2.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Materion
Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Creative Planning raised its position in Materion by 38.5% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 2,792 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $312,000 after acquiring an additional 776 shares in the last quarter. abrdn plc grew its holdings in Materion by 19.8% in the third quarter. abrdn plc now owns 258,728 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $28,941,000 after purchasing an additional 42,717 shares during the last quarter. Ceredex Value Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Materion by 8.9% in the third quarter. Ceredex Value Advisors LLC now owns 130,350 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $14,581,000 after purchasing an additional 10,700 shares during the last quarter. Consolidated Planning Corp acquired a new stake in Materion in the third quarter valued at $301,000. Finally, ARK Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Materion in the third quarter valued at $85,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.56% of the company's stock.
Materion Company Profile
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Materion Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, produces advanced engineered materials used in semiconductor, industrial, aerospace and defense, automotive, energy, consumer electronics, and telecom and data center in the United States, Asia, Europe, and internationally. The company operates in four segments: Performance Materials, Electronic Materials, Precision Optics, and Other.
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