Jugal Vijayvargiya Sells 12,245 Shares of Materion (NYSE:MTRN) Stock

Materion Corporation (NYSE:MTRN) CEO Jugal Vijayvargiya sold 12,245 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $156.86, for a total value of $1,920,750.70. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 118,008 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,510,734.88. The trade was a 9.40% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

Materion Price Performance

MTRN stock opened at $149.05 on Friday. Materion Corporation has a one year low of $69.10 and a one year high of $172.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 3.11 and a quick ratio of 1.29. The stock has a market cap of $3.09 billion, a PE ratio of 41.52 and a beta of 0.87. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $139.59 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $125.87.

Materion (NYSE:MTRN) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The basic materials company reported $1.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.51 by $0.02. Materion had a net margin of 4.19% and a return on equity of 12.36%. The company had revenue of $489.75 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $448.78 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.55 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Materion has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.000-6.500 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Materion Corporation will post 5.5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Materion Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 19th will be issued a $0.14 dividend. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 19th. Materion’s payout ratio is presently 15.60%.

Key Materion News

Here are the key news stories impacting Materion this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly results and guidance support growth — Materion beat EPS and revenue in its Feb. 12 quarter and set FY2026 guidance of $6.00–$6.50 EPS, above current analyst consensus, which is constructive for fundamentals.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade/target increase — KeyCorp raised its price objective (supportive to the stock’s outlook), signaling continued analyst confidence in the company’s end markets and execution.
• Neutral Sentiment: Dividend remains modest — Company declared a small quarterly dividend ($0.14/share), providing limited income support but not a material catalyst for price movement.
• Neutral Sentiment: Annual meeting scheduled — Materion set its annual shareholder meeting for May 7, 2026 (routine corporate event). Materion Annual Meeting Notice
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple insider sales this week — CEO Jugal Vijayvargiya, Director Vinod Khilnani and other senior insiders sold material blocks of shares across Feb. 17–18 (CEO sales individually ~12–13k shares per filing). Large, clustered insider selling is being read as a near-term negative by investors and likely pressured the stock. CEO Stock Sale Coverage Insider Trades Summary

Institutional Trading of Materion

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of MTRN. Maseco LLP bought a new stake in Materion during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Montag A & Associates Inc. grew its position in shares of Materion by 1,607.7% during the third quarter. Montag A & Associates Inc. now owns 222 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 209 shares in the last quarter. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new stake in Materion during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Materion in the 4th quarter valued at $40,000. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Materion by 182.9% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 348 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 225 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.56% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have weighed in on MTRN shares. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Materion in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Wall Street Zen cut Materion from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 1st. Finally, KeyCorp boosted their target price on shares of Materion from $159.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $170.00.

About Materion

Materion Corporation (NYSE: MTRN) is a global supplier of advanced materials and precision-engineered solutions. The company develops and manufactures high-performance alloys, engineered clad and composite materials, precision thin film products, and advanced optical and electronic materials. Materion’s offerings address critical performance requirements for industries where material properties such as strength, wear resistance, conductivity and optical clarity are paramount.

Materion’s core businesses include beryllium and beryllium composites for aerospace and defense platforms, nickel- and copper-based specialty alloys for industrial and medical applications, optical coatings and substrates for scientific instrumentation, and electronic materials used in semiconductor production.