Insider Selling: Materion (NYSE:MTRN) VP Sells $628,360.00 in Stock

Materion Corporation (NYSE:MTRN) VP Gregory Chemnitz sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $157.09, for a total value of $628,360.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 8,572 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,346,575.48. This represents a 31.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.

Materion Stock Performance

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

Materion (NYSE:MTRN) last announced its quarterly 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 return on equity of 12.36% and a net margin of 4.19%.The business had revenue of $489.75 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $448.78 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.55 earnings per share. Materion’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. Analysts forecast that Materion Corporation will post 5.5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Materion Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 19th. Materion’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 15.60%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Materion by 28.0% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,298,956 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $103,098,000 after buying an additional 283,998 shares in the last quarter. Trigran Investments Inc. boosted its position in shares of Materion by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Trigran Investments Inc. now owns 798,747 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $63,397,000 after acquiring an additional 3,982 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Materion by 2.2% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 487,186 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $38,673,000 after purchasing an additional 10,468 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its position in shares of Materion by 12.2% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 429,482 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $53,393,000 after purchasing an additional 46,613 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. raised its stake in Materion by 53.2% in the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 365,212 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $44,121,000 after purchasing an additional 126,794 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.56% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MTRN has been the subject of several research analyst reports. KeyCorp raised their target price on Materion from $159.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Materion from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 1st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed 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 issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $170.00.

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.