Seaport Res Ptn Has Bullish Outlook for Materion Q1 Earnings

Key Points

• Seaport Res Ptn raised its Q1 2026 earnings estimate for Materion Corporation to $1.43 per share, up from a previous forecast of $1.38.
• KeyCorp upgraded Materion's stock rating to "overweight" with a target price of $112.00, while Wall Street Zen lowered its rating from "buy" to "hold."
• Materion announced a quarterly dividend of $0.14 per share, set to be paid on September 5th, with a yield of 0.5%.

Materion Corporation (NYSE:MTRN - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn raised their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Materion in a report issued on Tuesday, August 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings of $1.43 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.38. The consensus estimate for Materion's current full-year earnings is $5.50 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Materion's Q2 2026 earnings at $1.55 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.59 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.95 EPS.

Materion (NYSE:MTRN - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results 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. The business had revenue of $431.66 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $403.73 million. Materion had a return on equity of 12.69% and a net margin of 0.94%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 1.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.42 earnings per share.

MTRN has been the topic of a number of other reports. KeyCorp upgraded Materion from a "sector weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $112.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Materion from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd.

Materion Price Performance

Shares of Materion stock traded down $2.64 during trading on Thursday, reaching $106.51. The company's stock had a trading volume of 242,739 shares, compared to its average volume of 276,151. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 3.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. Materion has a 12-month low of $69.10 and a 12-month high of $123.21. The company has a market capitalization of $2.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 133.13 and a beta of 0.85. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $87.55 and a 200-day moving average price of $86.63.

Institutional Trading of Materion

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of MTRN. Capital Research Global Investors increased its stake in Materion by 16.3% in the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 1,838,484 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $181,789,000 after purchasing an additional 257,637 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of Materion by 66,993.5% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 175,114 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $14,289,000 after buying an additional 174,853 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Materion during the 1st quarter valued at about $9,707,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Materion by 41.3% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 289,106 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $23,592,000 after buying an additional 84,482 shares during the period. Finally, Copeland Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Materion by 16.0% during the 2nd quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC now owns 465,746 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $36,966,000 after buying an additional 64,289 shares during the period. 93.56% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Materion news, VP Gregory R. Chemnitz sold 3,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction 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 sale, the vice president directly owned 10,376 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,091,243.92. The trade was a 22.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CAO Melissa A. Fashinpaur sold 1,140 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on 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. 2.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Materion Dividend Announcement

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

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.