Seaport Res Ptn Has Positive Outlook of Materion Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Seaport Res Ptn raised its earnings per share estimate for Materion's Q3 2025 from $1.25 to $1.37, while the consensus estimate for the full year is $5.50 per share.
• Recent ratings changes include Wall Street Zen downgrading Materion from "buy" to "hold," and KeyCorp upgrading the stock from "sector weight" to "overweight" with a price target of $112.00.
• Materion beat Q2 earnings expectations, reporting $1.37 EPS and revenue of $431.66 million, exceeding analysts' forecasts of $403.73 million.

Materion Corporation (NYSE:MTRN - Free Report) - Seaport Res Ptn lifted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Materion in a research note issued on Tuesday, August 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now expects that the basic materials company will earn $1.37 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.25. The consensus estimate for Materion's current full-year earnings is $5.50 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Materion's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.65 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.52 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.52 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on the stock. KeyCorp raised shares of Materion from a "sector weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $112.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Friday, July 18th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Materion from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd.

Materion Stock Down 2.4%

MTRN stock traded down $2.64 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $106.51. 242,739 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 276,151. The firm has a market cap of $2.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 133.13 and a beta of 0.85. The firm's 50 day moving average is $87.55 and its 200 day moving average is $86.63. Materion has a twelve month low of $69.10 and a twelve month high of $123.21. The company has a current ratio of 3.17, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46.

Materion (NYSE:MTRN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The basic materials company reported $1.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.18 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $431.66 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $403.73 million. Materion had a net margin of 0.94% and a return on equity of 12.69%. The company's revenue was up 1.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.42 EPS.

Materion Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.14 per share. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 22nd. Materion's payout ratio is presently 70.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Materion

In related news, VP Gregory R. Chemnitz sold 3,000 shares of Materion stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.17, for a total transaction of $315,510.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 10,376 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,091,243.92. This trade represents a 22.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CAO Melissa A. Fashinpaur sold 1,140 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.34, for a total value of $120,087.60. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 2.60% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Materion

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MTRN. Capital Research Global Investors grew its holdings in Materion by 16.3% during the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 1,838,484 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $181,789,000 after buying an additional 257,637 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of Materion by 66,993.5% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 175,114 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $14,289,000 after purchasing an additional 174,853 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in shares of Materion during the 1st quarter worth $9,707,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in Materion by 41.3% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 289,106 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $23,592,000 after acquiring an additional 84,482 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Copeland Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Materion by 16.0% in the second quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC now owns 465,746 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $36,966,000 after purchasing an additional 64,289 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.56% of the company's stock.

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.