Materion (MTRN) Competitors $118.13 -0.56 (-0.48%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$119.76 +1.63 (+1.38%) As of 07:56 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. AVNT, REZI, GSM, CMP, SXC, SCCO, FCX, OR, HBM, and NXEShould you be buying Materion stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Materion include Avient (AVNT), Resideo Technologies (REZI), Ferroglobe (GSM), Compass Minerals International (CMP), SunCoke Energy (SXC), Southern Copper (SCCO), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), OR Royalties (OR), HudBay Minerals (HBM), and NexGen Energy (NXE). Materion vs. Its Competitors Avient Resideo Technologies Ferroglobe Compass Minerals International SunCoke Energy Southern Copper Freeport-McMoRan OR Royalties HudBay Minerals NexGen Energy Avient (NYSE:AVNT) and Materion (NYSE:MTRN) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends and earnings. Is AVNT or MTRN a better dividend stock? Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Materion pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Avient pays out 84.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Materion pays out 70.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avient has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Materion has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Does the media prefer AVNT or MTRN? In the previous week, Avient had 11 more articles in the media than Materion. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Avient and 1 mentions for Materion. Materion's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Avient's score of 0.89 indicating that Materion is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Avient 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Materion 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in AVNT or MTRN? 95.5% of Avient shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Materion shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Avient shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Materion shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend AVNT or MTRN? Avient presently has a consensus target price of $46.00, indicating a potential upside of 41.39%. Materion has a consensus target price of $117.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.95%. Given Avient's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Avient is more favorable than Materion.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Avient 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Materion 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is AVNT or MTRN more profitable? Avient has a net margin of 3.65% compared to Materion's net margin of 0.94%. Materion's return on equity of 12.69% beat Avient's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Avient3.65% 10.57% 4.17% Materion 0.94%12.69%6.48% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AVNT or MTRN? Avient has higher revenue and earnings than Materion. Avient 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 RatioAvient$3.24B0.92$169.50M$1.2825.42Materion$1.68B1.45$5.89M$0.80147.66 Which has more volatility & risk, AVNT or MTRN? Avient has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Materion has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAvient beats Materion on 11 of the 20 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. 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$2.46B$6.82B$3.65B$21.61BDividend Yield0.47%1.78%5.06%3.52%P/E Ratio147.6619.70161.4229.18Price / Sales1.45677.5919,983.1259.53Price / Cash13.54102.1726.0324.32Price / Book2.827.576.764.52Net Income$5.89M$279.19M$149.17M$1.00B7 Day Performance-3.37%10.88%3.76%-1.35%1 Month Performance5.81%22.30%13.27%2.04%1 Year Performance8.59%63.39%48.87%13.83% Materion Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MTRNMaterion3.5133 of 5 stars$118.13-0.5%$117.00-1.0%+9.5%$2.46B$1.68B147.663,037Positive NewsAVNTAvient4.5542 of 5 stars$34.78-1.0%$46.00+32.2%-32.2%$3.22B$3.24B27.179,200REZIResideo Technologies3.9151 of 5 stars$42.13+0.2%$34.67-17.7%+111.3%$6.25B$6.76B-7.7214,600Analyst UpgradeGSMFerroglobe3.2401 of 5 stars$4.20+0.2%N/A+1.1%$781.96M$1.64B-7.373,283Positive NewsEx-DividendCMPCompass Minerals International1.0864 of 5 stars$18.23+1.2%$20.00+9.7%+72.9%$751.23M$1.12B-6.241,894Positive NewsSXCSunCoke Energy3.9911 of 5 stars$7.85-0.9%$13.00+65.6%-2.7%$670.55M$1.94B9.131,168Positive NewsSCCOSouthern Copper2.3095 of 5 stars$111.52+1.4%$93.67-16.0%+5.1%$88.44B$11.43B24.4016,133News CoveragePositive NewsFCXFreeport-McMoRan4.9591 of 5 stars$45.10+0.3%$51.33+13.8%-22.5%$64.52B$25.46B34.1628,500Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeOROR Royalties3.0745 of 5 stars$37.16-0.1%$27.25-26.7%+98.6%$7.00B$191.16M100.4230HBMHudBay Minerals3.5379 of 5 stars$14.22+2.4%N/A+60.4%$5.49B$2.02B19.472,803Analyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeNXENexGen Energy0.2 of 5 stars$8.92+1.2%N/A+31.1%$5.06BN/A-35.6660Positive NewsOptions Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AVNT Alternatives REZI Alternatives GSM Alternatives CMP Alternatives SXC Alternatives SCCO Alternatives FCX 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 9/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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