Seaport Res Ptn Estimates Materion's Q3 Earnings (NYSE:MTRN)

Key Points

• Seaport Res Ptn has raised its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Materion Corporation from $1.37 to $1.41, with a full-year consensus estimate of $5.50 per share.
• Analyst activity surrounding Materion includes a downgrade from Zacks Research to a "hold" rating, despite some analysts raising their price target and rating it as a "buy".
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.14 per share, representing an annualized yield of 0.4%.

Materion Corporation (NYSE:MTRN - Free Report) - Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Materion in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, October 17th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings of $1.41 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.37. 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 $1.68 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.59 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.61 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on MTRN. Wall Street Zen raised Materion from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c-)" rating on shares of Materion in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Materion from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Finally, KeyCorp lifted their price objective on Materion from $115.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. 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 MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $117.00.

Materion Stock Performance

Shares of MTRN stock opened at $128.93 on Monday. Materion has a 52 week low of $69.10 and a 52 week high of $131.95. The company has a market capitalization of $2.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 161.16 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $116.61 and a 200 day simple moving average of $94.96. 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 (NYSE:MTRN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 22nd. The basic materials company reported $1.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Materion had a return on equity of 12.69% and a net margin of 0.94%.The business had revenue of $230.20 million during the quarter.

Institutional Trading of Materion

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. State Street Corp grew its stake in Materion by 28.0% in the 2nd 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. American Century Companies Inc. increased its position in shares of Materion by 222.3% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 238,418 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $18,923,000 after purchasing an additional 164,433 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in shares of Materion during the 1st quarter valued at about $9,707,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its position 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 buying an additional 84,482 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Copeland Capital Management LLC grew its position in Materion by 16.0% during the second quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC now owns 465,746 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $36,966,000 after acquiring an additional 64,289 shares during the last quarter. 93.56% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Gregory R. Chemnitz sold 3,000 shares of Materion stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 4th. The shares were 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. The trade was a 22.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Melissa A. Fashinpaur sold 1,140 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 4th. The shares were 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 sold 5,295 shares of company stock valued at $557,392 in the last three months. Company insiders own 2.60% of the company's stock.

Materion Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 5th. Investors of record on Friday, August 22nd were 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 was Friday, August 22nd. Materion's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 70.00%.

Materion Company Profile

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.

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