Materion (NYSE:MTRN) vs. Blackstone Minerals (OTCMKTS:BLSTF) Financial Comparison

Materion (NYSE:MTRN) and Blackstone Minerals (OTCMKTS:BLSTF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Volatility & Risk

Materion has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blackstone Minerals has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Materion and Blackstone Minerals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Materion	4.19%	12.36%	6.41%
Blackstone Minerals	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Materion and Blackstone Minerals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Materion	0	2	1	0	2.33
Blackstone Minerals	0	0	0	0	0.00

Materion presently has a consensus price target of $170.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.13%. Given Materion’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Materion is more favorable than Blackstone Minerals.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Materion and Blackstone Minerals”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Materion	$1.79 billion	1.67	$74.82 million	$3.59	40.09
Blackstone Minerals	$20,000.00	595.00	-$6.30 million	N/A	N/A

Materion has higher revenue and earnings than Blackstone Minerals.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

93.6% of Materion shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Materion shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Materion beats Blackstone Minerals on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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. The company provides advanced engineered solutions comprising beryllium and non-beryllium containing alloy systems and custom engineered parts in strip, bulk, rod, plate, bar, tube, and other customized shapes; engineering and product development services; alloyed metals, beryllium products, and beryllium hydroxide; precision strip, rod, and wire products, as well as engineered strip metal products; and ToughMet alloys and SupremEX aluminum silicon carbide metal matrix composite formulation products. It operates the bertrandite ore mine and refinery located in Utah that provides feedstock hydroxide for its beryllium businesses and external sale. In addition, it produces advanced chemicals, microelectronics packaging, precious metal, non-precious metal, and specialty metal products, including vapor deposition targets, frame lid assemblies, clad and precious metal pre-forms, high temperature braze materials, and ultra-pure wire. Further, the company designs and produces precision thin film coatings, optical filters, and assemblies. The company sells its products directly from its facilities, as well as through company-owned service centers, outside distributors, agents, direct sales offices, and independent sales representatives. The company was formerly known as Brush Engineered Materials Inc. and changed its name to Materion Corporation in March 2011. Materion Corporation was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.

About Blackstone Minerals

Blackstone Minerals Limited engages in the exploration and development of mineral properties. The company primarily explores for nickel, cobalt, copper, gold, platinum, manganese, and palladium deposits. It holds a 100% interest in the Gold Bridge project, which covers an area of 367 square kilometers located in the British Columbia, Canada. The company also holds a 90% interest in the Ta Khoa project located in Son La Province, Vietnam. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in West Perth, Australia.