Minerals Technologies (MTX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Minerals Technologies Inc. develops, produces, and markets various mineral, mineral-based, and related systems and services. The company operates through two segments, Consumer & Specialties, and Engineered Solutions segments. The Consumer & Specialties segment offers household and personal care products, such as pet litter, personal care, fabric care, edible oil and other fluid purification, animal health, and agricultural products; and specialty additives products, including precipitated calcium carbonate and ground calcium carbonate products that are used in the paper, paperboard, and fiber based packaging industries, as well as automotive, construction, and table and food applications. This segment produces limestone and dolomitic limestone used in construction, automotive, and consumer markets for packaging applications. The Engineered Solutions segment provides high-temperature technology products consisting of custom-blended mineral and non-mineral products for casting auto parts, farm and construction equipment, oil and gas production equipment, power generation turbine castings, and rail car components; and environmental and infrastructure products comprising geosynthetic clay lining systems, vapor intrusion mitigation products, sub surface waterproofing systems, green roofs, wastewater remediation, drinking water purification technologies, and drilling products. In addition, this segment provides chromite products; gunnable monolithic refractory products and application systems; monolithic refractory materials and pre-cast refractory shapes; refractory shapes and linings; carbon composite and pyrolitic graphite; and filtration and well testing services. It markets its products primarily through its direct sales force, as well as regional distributors. The company serves in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Minerals Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $52.37 to $53.94
• 50-Day Range: $50.91 to $69.49
• 52-Week Range: $49.54 to $90.30
• Volume: 289,398 shs
• Average Volume: 178,725 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.68 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.24
• Dividend Yield: 0.83%
• Price Target: $80.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Minerals Technologies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Minerals Technologies scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 51st out of 186 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

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.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.90%

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 10.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.01.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Minerals Technologies is 10.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 75.63.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Minerals Technologies has a P/B Ratio of 0.95. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.61% 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 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Minerals Technologies has recently increased by 1.63%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Minerals Technologies has a dividend yield of 0.84%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Minerals Technologies does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.61% 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 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Minerals Technologies has recently increased by 1.63%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.74

News Sentiment

Minerals Technologies has a news sentiment score of 0.74. 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 0.63 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Minerals Technologies this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for MTX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Minerals Technologies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

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 $50,370.00 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.

MTX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MTX shares performed this year?

Minerals Technologies' stock was trading at $76.21 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MTX stock has decreased by 30.4% and is now trading at $53.06.
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How were Minerals Technologies' earnings last quarter?

Minerals Technologies Inc. (NYSE:MTX) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 24th. The basic materials company reported $1.14 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.02. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 8.0% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Who are Minerals Technologies' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Minerals Technologies include Boston Trust Walden Corp (1.90%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (1.71%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (0.88%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.87%). 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, Rocky Motwani and Kristina M Johnson.
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How do I buy shares of Minerals Technologies?

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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Minerals Technologies own?

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), AUO (AUOTY) and Humana (HUM).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/7 Dividend: 2/14/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 3/7 Dividend: 2/14/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/07/2025
• Last Earnings: 4/24/2025
• Today: 5/05/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/24/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Industrial inorganic chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MTX
• CIK: 891014
• Web: www.mineralstech.com
• Phone: (212) 878-1800
• Fax: 212-878-1802
• Employees: 4,070
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $80.00
• High Stock Price Target: $80.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $80.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +50.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.77)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.24
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.02
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $167.10 million
• Net Margins: 7.89%
• Pretax Margin: 10.56%
• Return on Equity: 11.49%
• Return on Assets: 5.90%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.54
• Current Ratio: 2.84
• Quick Ratio: 1.98

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.08 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.81
• Cash Flow: $6.08 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.73
• Book Value: $55.92 per share
• Price / Book: 0.95

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 31,732,000
• Free Float: 30,773,000
• Market Cap: $1.68 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.22