What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Forecast for Materion Q1 Earnings?

Materion Corporation (NYSE:MTRN) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn raised their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Materion in a report issued on Tuesday, August 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings of $1.43 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.38. 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 2026 earnings at $1.55 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.59 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.95 EPS.

Materion (NYSE:MTRN) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The basic materials company reported $1.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.18 by $0.19. Materion had a net margin of 0.94% and a return on equity of 12.69%. The company had revenue of $431.66 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $403.73 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.42 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 1.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other research analysts have also issued reports on MTRN. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Materion from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. KeyCorp upgraded shares of Materion from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $112.00 target price for the company in a research report on Friday, July 18th.

Materion Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSE:MTRN opened at $108.84 on Thursday. Materion has a 52-week low of $69.10 and a 52-week high of $123.21. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $86.97 and a 200 day moving average of $86.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.26 billion, a PE ratio of 136.05 and a beta of 0.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 3.17.

Institutional Trading of Materion

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Jones Financial Companies Lllp bought a new position in shares of Materion during the first quarter valued at about $34,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Materion by 25.3% during the second quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 585 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 118 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC raised its stake in shares of Materion by 387.0% during the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,232 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $98,000 after acquiring an additional 979 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Materion by 722.2% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,146 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $175,000 after acquiring an additional 1,885 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Materion during the first quarter valued at about $201,000. 93.56% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Materion

In other Materion news, VP Gregory R. Chemnitz sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.17, for a total value of $315,510.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 10,376 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,091,243.92. The trade was a 22.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CAO Melissa A. Fashinpaur sold 1,140 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.34, for a total transaction of $120,087.60. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 2.60% of the company’s stock.

Materion Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 22nd will be paid a $0.14 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 22nd. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. Materion’s payout ratio is currently 70.00%.

Materion Company Profile

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.