Materion (MTRN) Competitors

Materion (NYSE:MTRN) and Avient (NYSE:AVNT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership.

Which has better valuation & earnings, MTRN or AVNT?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Materion	$1.68B	1.17	$5.89M	$0.50	189.62
Avient	$3.24B	0.96	$169.50M	$1.07	31.74

Is MTRN or AVNT more profitable?

Avient has a net margin of 3.09% compared to Materion's net margin of 0.59%. Materion's return on equity of 12.83% beat Avient's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Materion	0.59%	12.83%	6.49%
Avient	3.09%	10.48%	4.16%

Do analysts recommend MTRN or AVNT?

Materion currently has a consensus target price of $112.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.13%. Avient has a consensus target price of $46.80, indicating a potential upside of 37.80%. Given Avient's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Avient is more favorable than Materion.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Materion	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Avient	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MTRN or AVNT?

93.6% of Materion shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Avient shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Materion shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Avient shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to MTRN or AVNT?

In the previous week, Avient had 3 more articles in the media than Materion. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Avient and 9 mentions for Materion. Materion's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Avient's score of 0.49 indicating that Materion is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Materion	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Avient	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is MTRN or AVNT a better dividend stock?

Materion pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Materion pays out 112.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Avient pays out 100.9% 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 has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Avient has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Avient is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, MTRN or AVNT?

Materion has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avient has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Avient beats Materion on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.