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 Thursday, May 17th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 31st will be given a dividend of $0.05 per share on Thursday, June 14th. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.27%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 30th. View Minerals Technologies' Dividend History.

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

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

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Press coverage about MTX stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Minerals Technologies earned a daily sentiment score of 0.18 on Accern's scale. They also gave media headlines about the basic materials company an impact score of 46.81 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future.

Minerals Technologies' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (10.53%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.23%), Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC (3.63%), Northern Trust Corp (2.91%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.62%) and Franklin Resources Inc. (2.43%). Company insiders that own Minerals Technologies stock include Carolyn K Pittman, Dj Monagle III, Douglas T Dietrich, Douglas W Mayger, Jonathan J Hastings, Joseph C Breunig, Michael Cipolla, Patrick Carpenter and Rick Honey. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Minerals Technologies.

MTX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Millennium Management LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citadel Advisors LLC, Prudential Financial Inc., BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC and Loomis Sayles & Co. L P. 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Victory Capital Management Inc., Franklin Resources Inc., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Boston Partners, BlackRock Inc., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC and Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Minerals Technologies stock in the last two years include Carolyn K Pittman 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 $75.35.

Minerals Technologies has a market capitalization of $2.66 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.