NYSE:MTX - Minerals Technologies Stock Price, Price Target & More

Minerals Technologies trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MTX."

Minerals Technologies declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 18th. Investors of record on Friday, August 24th will be paid a dividend of $0.05 per share on Thursday, September 6th. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.26%. View Minerals Technologies' Dividend History.

Minerals Technologies declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Friday, September 22nd 2017, which permits the company to buyback $150,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase up to 6.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Minerals Technologies Inc (NYSE:MTX) issued its earnings results on Thursday, May, 3rd. The basic materials company reported $1.13 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.12 by $0.01. The basic materials company earned $431.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $420 million. Minerals Technologies had a net margin of 11.77% and a return on equity of 13.36%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.97 earnings per share. View Minerals Technologies' Earnings History.

Minerals Technologies is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August, 2nd 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Minerals Technologies.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Minerals Technologies in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

Some companies that are related to Minerals Technologies include JSR Corp/ADR (JSCPY), Kronos Worldwide (KRO), Tronox (TROX), Valhi (VHI), Venator Materials (VNTR), Luxfer (LXFR), NL Industries (NL), LSB Industries (LXU), Hydrogenics (HYGS) and Polydex Pharmaceuticals (POLXF).

Headlines about MTX stock have been trending positive this week, according to Accern. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Minerals Technologies earned a media sentiment score of 0.26 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news stories about the basic materials company an impact score of 48.56 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term.

Minerals Technologies' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Bank of Montreal Can (0.10%), Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan (0.02%) and Oakbrook Investments LLC (0.01%). Company insiders that own Minerals Technologies stock include Carolyn K Pittman, Dj Monagle III, Douglas T Dietrich, Douglas W Mayger, Franklin Feder, Jonathan J Hastings, Joseph C Breunig, Michael Cipolla and Patrick Carpenter. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Minerals Technologies.

MTX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan and Bank of Montreal Can. Company insiders that have sold Minerals Technologies company stock in the last year include Dj Monagle III and Douglas W Mayger. View Insider Buying and Selling for Minerals Technologies.

MTX stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Oakbrook Investments LLC. Company insiders that have bought Minerals Technologies stock in the last two years include Carolyn K Pittman, Franklin Feder and Joseph C Breunig. View Insider Buying and Selling for Minerals Technologies.

Shares of MTX can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of MTX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $76.30.

Minerals Technologies has a market capitalization of $2.64 billion and generates $1.68 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $195.10 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.59 on an earnings per share basis. Minerals Technologies employs 3,657 workers across the globe.

Minerals Technologies' mailing address is 622 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY, 10017. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at 212-878-1800.