Materion (NYSE:MTRN) CEO Sells $1,925,783.28 in Stock

Materion Corporation (NYSE:MTRN) CEO Jugal Vijayvargiya sold 12,963 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $148.56, for a total transaction of $1,925,783.28. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 130,253 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,350,385.68. This represents a 9.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link.

Materion Stock Performance

Shares of MTRN stock opened at $149.05 on Friday. Materion Corporation has a 12 month low of $69.10 and a 12 month high of $172.03. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $139.59 and its 200-day simple moving average is $125.87. The firm has a market cap of $3.09 billion, a PE ratio of 41.52 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 3.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48.

Materion (NYSE:MTRN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The basic materials company reported $1.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $489.75 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $448.78 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.55 EPS. The company’s 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. Equities research analysts expect that Materion Corporation will post 5.5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Materion Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Materion from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 1st. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on shares of Materion from $159.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Materion in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Materion has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $170.00.

Institutional Trading of Materion

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in Materion by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 73,836 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $9,179,000 after buying an additional 1,013 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its position in shares of Materion by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 2,266 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $282,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. Summit Global Investments bought a new position in shares of Materion during the fourth quarter worth approximately $570,000. Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies LLC lifted its holdings in Materion by 6.7% during the 4th quarter. Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies LLC now owns 9,623 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,196,000 after purchasing an additional 608 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Polymer Capital Management US LLC bought a new stake in Materion in the 4th quarter valued at $451,000. Institutional investors own 93.56% of the company’s stock.

Materion News Summary

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

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.