What is Seaport Res Ptn's Forecast 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) - Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn upped their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Materion in a report issued on Tuesday, August 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $1.43 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.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Materion from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. KeyCorp raised shares of 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.

Materion Stock Performance

Shares of MTRN traded down $1.28 on Thursday, reaching $105.19. The company's stock had a trading volume of 111,205 shares, compared to its average volume of 151,273. Materion has a 12-month low of $69.10 and a 12-month high of $123.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 131.56 and a beta of 0.85. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $87.55 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $86.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 3.17 and a quick ratio of 1.25.

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

Institutional Trading of Materion

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its stake in Materion by 16.3% during the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 1,838,484 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $181,789,000 after purchasing an additional 257,637 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position 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 acquired a new stake in Materion during the 1st quarter valued at $9,707,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Materion by 41.3% during the first 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 acquiring an additional 84,482 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Copeland Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of 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 owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other Materion news, VP Gregory R. Chemnitz sold 3,000 shares of the company'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 in the company, valued at approximately $1,091,243.92. This represents a 22.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Melissa A. Fashinpaur sold 1,140 shares of the company'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 value of $120,087.60. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 2.60% of the company's stock.

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 issued a dividend of $0.14 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 22nd. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. Materion's dividend payout ratio 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.