Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Materion Q1 Earnings

Materion Co. (NYSE:MTRN) – Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Materion in a report issued on Monday, April 21st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the basic materials company will earn $1.18 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.20. 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 $1.25 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.31 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.35 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.57 EPS.

Materion Price Performance

Shares of NYSE MTRN opened at $80.52 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $84.80 and its two-hundred day moving average is $98.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 3.19 and a quick ratio of 1.26. The company has a market cap of $1.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 277.66 and a beta of 1.15. Materion has a 1-year low of $69.10 and a 1-year high of $123.21.

Materion (NYSE:MTRN) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $1.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.43 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $436.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $433.22 million. Materion had a net margin of 0.35% and a return on equity of 12.42%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 3.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.41 EPS.

Materion Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 7th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 20th were issued a $0.135 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 20th. This represents a $0.54 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.67%. Materion’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 186.21%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Materion news, CFO Shelly Marie Chadwick sold 805 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 14,632 shares in the company, valued at $1,481,343.68. This trade represents a 5.21 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 2.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in MTRN. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. lifted its stake in Materion by 7.5% during the first quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 673,007 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $54,917,000 after purchasing an additional 47,240 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in Materion during the first quarter worth approximately $714,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of Materion by 722.2% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,146 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $175,000 after buying an additional 1,885 shares during the last quarter. Wesbanco Bank Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Materion by 105.0% in the 1st quarter. Wesbanco Bank Inc. now owns 8,200 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $669,000 after buying an additional 4,200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Chatham Capital Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Materion by 2.5% in the 1st quarter. Chatham Capital Group Inc. now owns 29,746 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $2,427,000 after buying an additional 725 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.56% of the company’s stock.

About Materion

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.