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Minerals Technologies (MTX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$65.45 +0.30 (+0.45%)
Closing price 08/29/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$65.45 +0.00 (+0.01%)
As of 08/29/2025 05:38 PM Eastern
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About Minerals Technologies Stock (NYSE:MTX)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$64.74
$66.21
50-Day Range
$54.49
$65.54
52-Week Range
$49.54
$86.49
Volume
297,008 shs
Average Volume
202,798 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.05 billion
P/E Ratio
1,090.95
Dividend Yield
0.67%
Price Target
$84.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Minerals Technologies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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82nd Percentile Overall Score

MTX MarketRank™: 

Minerals Technologies scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 42nd out of 189 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Minerals Technologies has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Minerals Technologies has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Minerals Technologies' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Minerals Technologies are expected to grow by 13.90% in the coming year, from $6.62 to $7.54 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Minerals Technologies is 1,090.95, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 268.93.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Minerals Technologies is 1,090.95, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 146.14.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Minerals Technologies has a P/B Ratio of 1.22. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Minerals Technologies' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.94% of the float of Minerals Technologies has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Minerals Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Minerals Technologies has recently decreased by 13.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Minerals Technologies has a dividend yield of 0.68%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Minerals Technologies has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Minerals Technologies is 733.33%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Minerals Technologies will have a dividend payout ratio of 5.84% next year. This indicates that Minerals Technologies will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Minerals Technologies' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.94% of the float of Minerals Technologies has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Minerals Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Minerals Technologies has recently decreased by 13.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Minerals Technologies has a news sentiment score of 1.26. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Minerals Technologies this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for MTX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Minerals Technologies insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $20,095.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 3.30% of the stock of Minerals Technologies is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    97.29% of the stock of Minerals Technologies is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Minerals Technologies' insider trading history.
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MTX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Minerals Technologies' stock was trading at $76.21 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MTX stock has decreased by 14.1% and is now trading at $65.4460.

Minerals Technologies Inc. (NYSE:MTX) released its earnings results on Thursday, July, 24th. The basic materials company reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.43 by $0.12. Minerals Technologies's revenue for the quarter was down 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Minerals Technologies' top institutional shareholders include American Century Companies Inc. (4.09%), State Street Corp (3.95%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.91%) and Boston Trust Walden Corp (2.08%). Insiders that own company stock include Douglas T Dietrich, Thomas J Meek, Dj Monagle III, Jonathan J Hastings, Michael Cipolla, Brett Argirakis, Erik Aldag, Erin Cutler, Erin Cutler, Kristina M Johnson and Rocky Motwani.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of MTX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Minerals Technologies investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), AU Optronics (AUOTY) and Humana (HUM).

Company Calendar

Record date for 6/12 Dividend
5/30/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/12 Dividend
5/30/2025
Dividend Payable
6/12/2025
Last Earnings
7/24/2025
Record date for 9/5 Dividend
8/15/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/5 Dividend
8/15/2025
Today
8/29/2025
Dividend Payable
9/05/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/23/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
CHEM - SPECIALTY
Sub-Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Current Symbol
NYSE:MTX
CIK
891014
Employees
3,891
Year Founded
1992

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$84.00
Low Price Target
$84.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+28.4%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.06
Trailing P/E Ratio
1,090.95
Forward P/E Ratio
9.89
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$167.10 million
Net Margins
0.10%
Pretax Margin
0.57%
Return on Equity
10.64%
Return on Assets
5.34%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.57
Current Ratio
1.95
Quick Ratio
1.35

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.06 billion
Price / Sales
1.00
Cash Flow
$9.27 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.06
Book Value
$53.80 per share
Price / Book
1.22

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
31,376,000
Free Float
30,341,000
Market Cap
$2.05 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.22

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This page (NYSE:MTX) was last updated on 8/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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