Materion (MTRN) Competitors $85.59 -0.06 (-0.07%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:30 PM EasternExtended Trading$89.79 +4.20 (+4.91%) As of 07/3/2025 05:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MTRN vs. CMP, SXC, GSM, SCCO, FCX, MP, SBSW, OR, HBM, and NXEShould you be buying Materion stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Materion include Compass Minerals International (CMP), SunCoke Energy (SXC), Ferroglobe (GSM), Southern Copper (SCCO), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), MP Materials (MP), Sibanye Gold (SBSW), OR Royalties (OR), HudBay Minerals (HBM), and NexGen Energy (NXE). Materion vs. Its Competitors Compass Minerals International SunCoke Energy Ferroglobe Southern Copper Freeport-McMoRan MP Materials Sibanye Gold OR Royalties HudBay Minerals NexGen Energy Materion (NYSE:MTRN) and Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership. Is MTRN or CMP more profitable? Materion has a net margin of 0.59% compared to Compass Minerals International's net margin of -12.15%. Materion's return on equity of 12.83% beat Compass Minerals International's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Materion0.59% 12.83% 6.49% Compass Minerals International -12.15%-24.24%-4.36% Do analysts prefer MTRN or CMP? Compass Minerals International has a consensus target price of $19.00, suggesting a potential downside of 15.25%. Given Compass Minerals International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Compass Minerals International is more favorable than Materion.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Materion 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Compass Minerals International 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Which has better earnings and valuation, MTRN or CMP? Materion has higher revenue and earnings than Compass Minerals International. Compass Minerals International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Materion, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMaterion$1.68B1.06$5.89M$0.50171.18Compass Minerals International$1.12B0.83-$206.10M-$3.56-6.30 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MTRN or CMP? 93.6% of Materion shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of Compass Minerals International shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Materion shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Compass Minerals International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, MTRN or CMP? Materion has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Compass Minerals International has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor MTRN or CMP? In the previous week, Materion had 4 more articles in the media than Compass Minerals International. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Materion and 3 mentions for Compass Minerals International. Materion's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Compass Minerals International's score of 0.02 indicating that Materion is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Materion 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Compass Minerals International 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryMaterion beats Compass Minerals International on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Materion News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MTRN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MTRN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MTRN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMaterionMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.78B$5.92B$3.29B$20.72BDividend Yield0.65%2.06%5.14%3.72%P/E Ratio171.1826.2793.5228.09Price / Sales1.06378.4727,091,750,169,102,000.0038.30Price / Cash9.7726.1923.8922.53Price / Book2.047.225.894.58Net Income$5.89M$278.68M$147.76M$986.06M7 Day Performance6.15%4.08%2.25%2.79%1 Month Performance7.15%7.34%4.71%5.46%1 Year Performance-19.41%23.46%24.86%15.06% Materion Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MTRNMaterion3.0438 of 5 stars$85.59-0.1%N/A-20.3%$1.78B$1.68B171.183,037News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeCMPCompass Minerals International0.6401 of 5 stars$19.76+4.7%$19.00-3.8%+114.5%$819.83M$1.12B-5.551,894SXCSunCoke Energy4.2885 of 5 stars$8.07+0.9%$13.00+61.2%-14.7%$682.70M$1.94B7.401,168News CoverageGSMFerroglobe3.2279 of 5 stars$3.64-1.6%N/A-23.3%$679.33M$1.64B-11.033,283Positive NewsSCCOSouthern Copper1.5706 of 5 stars$94.70+1.3%$91.50-3.4%-8.9%$75.40B$11.96B20.7216,133Analyst DowngradeFCXFreeport-McMoRan4.6936 of 5 stars$40.96+1.8%$48.27+17.9%-9.5%$58.86B$25.46B33.8528,500Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionMPMP Materials1.106 of 5 stars$36.54-3.2%$27.06-26.0%+124.2%$5.97B$215.98M-56.22490High Trading VolumeSBSWSibanye Gold0.7089 of 5 stars$7.09+2.6%$5.05-28.8%+63.7%$4.89B$112.13B13.6357,857Analyst UpgradeOROR Royalties1.4065 of 5 stars$25.92+0.4%$23.00-11.3%+64.2%$4.87B$191.16M152.4730News CoverageHBMHudBay Minerals4.371 of 5 stars$9.68+0.9%$14.00+44.7%+12.4%$3.82B$2.02B25.462,803Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionNXENexGen Energy0.3527 of 5 stars$6.68+1.2%N/A-4.2%$3.81BN/A-41.7560Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CMP Alternatives SXC Alternatives GSM Alternatives SCCO Alternatives FCX Alternatives MP Alternatives SBSW Alternatives OR Alternatives HBM Alternatives NXE Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MTRN) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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