KeyCorp Brokers Raise Earnings Estimates for Materion

Materion Corporation (NYSE:MTRN) – Research analysts at KeyCorp boosted their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Materion in a research report issued on Wednesday, October 29th. KeyCorp analyst P. Gibbs now anticipates that the basic materials company will earn $1.62 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.52. KeyCorp currently has a “Overweight” rating and a $117.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Materion’s current full-year earnings is $5.50 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Materion’s FY2026 earnings at $6.25 EPS.

Several other research firms have also commented on MTRN. Zacks Research lowered Materion from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Wall Street Zen lowered Materion from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Materion in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $117.00.

Materion Stock Performance

NYSE:MTRN opened at $114.38 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.37 billion, a PE ratio of 120.40 and a beta of 0.91. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $119.85 and its 200 day moving average price is $98.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 3.28 and a quick ratio of 1.25. Materion has a 12 month low of $69.10 and a 12 month high of $135.33.

Materion (NYSE:MTRN) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, March 22nd. The basic materials company reported $1.03 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $230.20 million for the quarter. Materion had a return on equity of 12.66% and a net margin of 1.12%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Materion

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Materion by 182.9% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 348 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 225 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp acquired a new stake in shares of Materion during the first quarter worth about $34,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in Materion by 37.6% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 494 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $60,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Materion by 25.3% during the second quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 585 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 118 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in Materion during the second quarter worth about $50,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.56% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Materion

In other news, Director N Mohan Reddy sold 1,155 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.45, for a total transaction of $121,794.75. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Gregory R. Chemnitz sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.17, for a total transaction of $315,510.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 10,376 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,091,243.92. This trade represents a 22.43% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 5,295 shares of company stock worth $557,392. Company insiders own 2.60% of the company’s stock.

Materion Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.14 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 13th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. Materion’s dividend payout ratio is 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.