Is LFUS or MTRN more profitable?

Materion has a net margin of 3.99% compared to Littelfuse's net margin of -1.61%. Materion's return on equity of 12.45% beat Littelfuse's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Littelfuse -1.61% 11.62% 7.39% Materion 3.99% 12.45% 6.47%

Does the media prefer LFUS or MTRN?

In the previous week, Littelfuse had 4 more articles in the media than Materion. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Littelfuse and 4 mentions for Materion. Littelfuse's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Materion's score of 0.29 indicating that Littelfuse is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Littelfuse 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Materion 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Is MTRN or AVNT more profitable?

Avient has a net margin of 4.81% compared to Materion's net margin of 3.99%. Materion's return on equity of 12.45% beat Avient's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Materion 3.99% 12.45% 6.47% Avient 4.81% 11.11% 4.40%

Does the media favor MTRN or AVNT?

In the previous week, Materion had 3 more articles in the media than Avient. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Materion and 1 mentions for Avient. Materion's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Avient's score of 0.00 indicating that Materion is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Materion 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Avient 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MTRN or NPO?

Materion has higher revenue and earnings than Enpro. Materion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enpro, 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 $1.79B 3.08 $74.82M $3.66 72.34 Enpro $1.14B 6.22 $40.50M $2.03 165.71

Is MTRN or NPO more profitable?

Materion has a net margin of 3.99% compared to Enpro's net margin of 3.70%. Materion's return on equity of 12.45% beat Enpro's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Materion 3.99% 12.45% 6.47% Enpro 3.70% 11.33% 6.89%

Does the media refer more to CMP or MTRN?

In the previous week, Materion had 1 more articles in the media than Compass Minerals International. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Materion and 3 mentions for Compass Minerals International. Materion's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Compass Minerals International's score of -0.02 indicating that Materion is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Compass Minerals International 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Materion 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

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MTRN vs. LFUS, AVNT, NPO, CMP, and SXC

Should you buy Materion stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Materion with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Materion include Littelfuse (LFUS), Avient (AVNT), Enpro (NPO), Compass Minerals International (CMP), and SunCoke Energy (SXC).

How does Materion compare to Littelfuse?

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) and Materion (NYSE:MTRN) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Materion has a net margin of 3.99% compared to Littelfuse's net margin of -1.61%. Materion's return on equity of 12.45% beat Littelfuse's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Littelfuse	-1.61%	11.62%	7.39%
Materion	3.99%	12.45%	6.47%

Littelfuse pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Materion pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Littelfuse pays out -177.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Materion pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Littelfuse has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Materion has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Littelfuse is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Littelfuse currently has a consensus target price of $465.83, suggesting a potential upside of 11.32%. Materion has a consensus target price of $237.00, suggesting a potential downside of 10.49%. Given Littelfuse's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Littelfuse is more favorable than Materion.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Littelfuse	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Materion	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Littelfuse has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Materion has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Littelfuse had 4 more articles in the media than Materion. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Littelfuse and 4 mentions for Materion. Littelfuse's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Materion's score of 0.29 indicating that Littelfuse is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Littelfuse	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Materion	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

96.1% of Littelfuse shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Materion shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Littelfuse shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Materion shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Materion has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Littelfuse. Littelfuse 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
Littelfuse	$2.39B	4.43	-$71.70M	-$1.69	N/A
Materion	$1.79B	3.08	$74.82M	$3.66	72.34

Summary

Littelfuse beats Materion on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Materion compare to Avient?

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

93.6% of Materion shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Avient shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Materion shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Avient shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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	$1.79B	3.08	$74.82M	$3.66	72.34
Avient	$3.26B	1.05	$81.90M	$1.72	21.68

Avient has a net margin of 4.81% compared to Materion's net margin of 3.99%. Materion's return on equity of 12.45% beat Avient's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Materion	3.99%	12.45%	6.47%
Avient	4.81%	11.11%	4.40%

Materion presently has a consensus target price of $237.00, suggesting a potential downside of 10.49%. Avient has a consensus target price of $45.71, suggesting a potential upside of 22.58%. Given Avient's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Avient is more favorable than Materion.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Materion	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Avient	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Materion pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Materion pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avient pays out 64.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Materion has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Avient has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Materion has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Avient has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Materion had 3 more articles in the media than Avient. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Materion and 1 mentions for Avient. Materion's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Avient's score of 0.00 indicating that Materion is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Summary

Materion beats Avient on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Materion compare to Enpro?

Materion (NYSE:MTRN) and Enpro (NYSE:NPO) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Materion has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Enpro has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the broader market.

Materion pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Enpro pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Materion pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enpro pays out 63.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Materion has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Enpro has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

93.6% of Materion shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Enpro shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Materion shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Enpro shares are owned by 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.

Materion has a net margin of 3.99% compared to Enpro's net margin of 3.70%. Materion's return on equity of 12.45% beat Enpro's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Materion	3.99%	12.45%	6.47%
Enpro	3.70%	11.33%	6.89%

Materion has higher revenue and earnings than Enpro. Materion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enpro, 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	$1.79B	3.08	$74.82M	$3.66	72.34
Enpro	$1.14B	6.22	$40.50M	$2.03	165.71

Materion currently has a consensus target price of $237.00, indicating a potential downside of 10.49%. Enpro has a consensus target price of $315.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.36%. Given Enpro's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Enpro is more favorable than Materion.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Materion	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Enpro	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

In the previous week, Materion had 4 more articles in the media than Enpro. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Materion and 0 mentions for Enpro. Enpro's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Materion's score of 0.29 indicating that Enpro is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Materion	Neutral
Enpro	Positive

Summary

Materion beats Enpro on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Materion compare to Compass Minerals International?

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

Materion has a net margin of 3.99% compared to Compass Minerals International's net margin of 0.55%. Materion's return on equity of 12.45% beat Compass Minerals International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Compass Minerals International	0.55%	8.99%	1.54%
Materion	3.99%	12.45%	6.47%

In the previous week, Materion had 1 more articles in the media than Compass Minerals International. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Materion and 3 mentions for Compass Minerals International. Materion's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Compass Minerals International's score of -0.02 indicating that Materion is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Compass Minerals International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Materion	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

99.8% of Compass Minerals International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Materion shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Compass Minerals International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Materion shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Materion has higher revenue and earnings than Compass Minerals International. Materion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Compass Minerals International, 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
Compass Minerals International	$1.24B	1.01	-$79.80M	$0.15	199.43
Materion	$1.79B	3.08	$74.82M	$3.66	72.34

Compass Minerals International has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Materion has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the broader market.

Compass Minerals International currently has a consensus price target of $28.80, indicating a potential downside of 3.72%. Materion has a consensus price target of $237.00, indicating a potential downside of 10.49%. Given Compass Minerals International's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Compass Minerals International is more favorable than Materion.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Compass Minerals International	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Materion	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Materion beats Compass Minerals International on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Materion compare to SunCoke Energy?

Materion (NYSE:MTRN) and SunCoke Energy (NYSE:SXC) are both diversified metals & mining companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Materion currently has a consensus price target of $237.00, indicating a potential downside of 10.49%. SunCoke Energy has a consensus price target of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.40%. Given SunCoke Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SunCoke Energy is more favorable than Materion.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Materion	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
SunCoke Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Materion has a net margin of 3.99% compared to SunCoke Energy's net margin of -3.55%. Materion's return on equity of 12.45% beat SunCoke Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Materion	3.99%	12.45%	6.47%
SunCoke Energy	-3.55%	4.47%	1.68%

In the previous week, Materion had 4 more articles in the media than SunCoke Energy. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Materion and 0 mentions for SunCoke Energy. Materion's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat SunCoke Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Materion is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Materion	Neutral
SunCoke Energy	Neutral

Materion has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SunCoke Energy. SunCoke Energy 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	$1.79B	3.08	$74.82M	$3.66	72.34
SunCoke Energy	$1.84B	0.36	-$44.20M	-$0.77	N/A

Materion has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SunCoke Energy has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the broader market.

Materion pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. SunCoke Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Materion pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SunCoke Energy pays out -62.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Materion has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and SunCoke Energy has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. SunCoke Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

93.6% of Materion shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of SunCoke Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Materion shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of SunCoke Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Materion beats SunCoke Energy on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Materion	MINING Industry	Materials Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$5.52B	$8.99B	$4.68B	$23.54B
Dividend Yield	0.22%	1.92%	5.02%	3.98%
P/E Ratio	72.34	14.33	21.47	31.55
Price / Sales	3.08	161.11	6,344.69	22.20
Price / Cash	29.84	113.72	26.81	25.36
Price / Book	5.82	3.90	8.78	4.81
Net Income	$74.82M	$316.49M	$157.26M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-7.15%	-0.06%	1.40%	0.56%
1 Month Performance	20.11%	-6.39%	-1.84%	4.54%
1 Year Performance	209.34%	70.15%	46.42%	18.23%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
MTRN Materion	3.1725 of 5 stars	$264.76 -0.3%	$237.00 -10.5%	+209.3%	$5.52B	$1.79B	72.34	2,880	News Coverage Gap Up
LFUS Littelfuse	4.5066 of 5 stars	$449.02 -0.7%	$465.83 +3.7%	+77.0%	$11.44B	$2.39B	N/A	17,000
AVNT Avient	3.6894 of 5 stars	$36.79 -2.9%	$45.71 +24.2%	+8.3%	$3.48B	$3.28B	21.39	9,000
NPO Enpro	2.4757 of 5 stars	$371.83 -2.0%	$315.00 -15.3%	+65.5%	$8.01B	$1.14B	183.17	4,000	Positive News Gap Up
CMP Compass Minerals International	2.6601 of 5 stars	$31.25 +0.5%	$28.80 -7.8%	+33.4%	$1.30B	$1.29B	208.31	1,800	Gap Up

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