Materion Corporation (NYSE:MTRN) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of $310.00 According to Analysts

Key Points

• Analyst sentiment is moderately bullish: four of five analysts rate Materion a buy and one recommends holding, with a consensus 12-month price target of $310—above the reported $244.64 share price.
• Materion’s latest quarterly results exceeded expectations on earnings, reporting $1.90 EPS versus the $1.52 consensus; revenue rose 42.2% year over year, and fiscal 2026 EPS guidance is $6.80–$7.20.
• The company pays a quarterly dividend of $0.145 per share, equivalent to a 0.2% annual yield, while insiders sold approximately $8.3 million of stock during the latest quarter.

Materion Corporation (NYSE:MTRN - Get Free Report) has earned an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the five analysts that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $310.00.

MTRN has been the topic of several recent research reports. KeyCorp increased their target price on Materion from $237.00 to $306.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on Materion in a research report on Wednesday, September 2nd. They issued a "buy" rating and a $314.00 price target for the company. Zacks Research lowered Materion from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, October 5th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Materion from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "buy (b-)" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Materion from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th.

Materion Trading Down 3.0%

Shares of MTRN opened at $244.64 on Friday. The company's fifty day moving average is $260.00 and its 200 day moving average is $233.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a current ratio of 2.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.10 billion, a PE ratio of 57.03 and a beta of 1.05. Materion has a fifty-two week low of $109.61 and a fifty-two week high of $324.98.

Materion (NYSE:MTRN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The basic materials company reported $1.90 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.52 by $0.38. The company had revenue of $308.19 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $549.82 million. Materion had a return on equity of 13.38% and a net margin of 4.29%. Materion's quarterly revenue was up 42.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.37 EPS. Materion has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.800-7.200 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Materion will post 7.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Materion Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 20th were given a dividend of $0.1450 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $0.58 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. Materion's payout ratio is currently 13.52%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Materion

In other Materion news, CFO Shelly Chadwick sold 1,705 shares of Materion stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $293.00, for a total transaction of $499,565.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 15,246 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,467,078. This trade represents a 10.06% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Jugal Vijayvargiya sold 24,336 shares of Materion stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $291.62, for a total value of $7,096,864.32. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 116,699 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $34,031,762.38. This represents a 17.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 29,053 shares of company stock valued at $8,301,958 over the last quarter. Insiders own 2.80% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Materion

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of MTRN. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Materion during the second quarter worth $32,000. Polaris Financial Partners acquired a new stake in shares of Materion in the third quarter valued at about $36,000. Allworth Financial LP acquired a new stake in shares of Materion in the second quarter valued at about $52,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Materion by 22.3% in the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 395 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC purchased a new position in shares of Materion in the second quarter worth about $76,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.56% of the company's stock.

Materion Company Profile

Materion Corporation is an advanced materials company that develops, manufactures and supplies highly engineered materials and related products for demanding industrial applications. Its portfolio includes specialty alloys, beryllium and beryllium-based materials, precious-metal products, inorganic chemicals, thin-film materials and precision optical components.

The company's products are used in semiconductor manufacturing, aerospace and defense, medical technology, telecommunications, automotive systems, consumer electronics and other high-technology markets.

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