Q3 Earnings Forecast for Materion Issued By Seaport Res Ptn

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) - Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Materion in a research report issued on Tuesday, August 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings of $1.37 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate 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.

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

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Materion from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. KeyCorp upgraded shares of Materion from a "sector weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $112.00 target price on the stock in a report on Friday, July 18th.

Materion Stock Down 2.4%

MTRN 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 stock has a market cap of $2.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 133.13 and a beta of 0.85. Materion has a twelve month low of $69.10 and a twelve month high of $123.21. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $87.55 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $86.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 3.17.

Materion Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Materion

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Jones Financial Companies Lllp acquired a new position in shares of Materion in the first quarter valued at about $34,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Materion by 25.3% during the second quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 585 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 118 shares during the period. CWM LLC lifted its position in Materion by 387.0% during the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,232 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $98,000 after purchasing an additional 979 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in Materion by 722.2% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,146 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $175,000 after purchasing an additional 1,885 shares during the period. Finally, Summit Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Materion by 6.8% during the fourth quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 2,154 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $213,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares during the period. 93.56% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.