Q1 Earnings Estimate for Materion Issued By Seaport Res Ptn

Materion Co. (NYSE:MTRN) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Materion in a research note issued on Thursday, February 20th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $1.20 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.25. The consensus estimate for Materion’s current full-year earnings is $5.50 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Materion’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.27 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.35 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.54 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.53 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.61 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.66 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.00 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.81 EPS.

Materion (NYSE:MTRN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $1.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.43 by $0.12. Materion had a net margin of 0.35% and a return on equity of 12.42%. The firm had revenue of $436.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $433.22 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.41 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Materion Stock Down 2.6 %

Materion stock opened at $93.09 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a current ratio of 3.19. Materion has a 52-week low of $92.81 and a 52-week high of $139.21. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $99.64 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $106.50. The firm has a market cap of $1.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 321.00 and a beta of 1.23.

Institutional Trading of Materion

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of MTRN. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of Materion by 307.8% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 261 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 197 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Materion by 269.5% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 436 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 318 shares in the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC increased its stake in Materion by 118.7% during the 3rd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 562 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $63,000 after purchasing an additional 305 shares in the last quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Materion during the 3rd quarter valued at $85,000. Finally, KBC Group NV increased its stake in Materion by 54.5% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 882 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $87,000 after purchasing an additional 311 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.56% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Shelly Marie Chadwick sold 1,000 shares of Materion stock in a transaction on Friday, November 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $115.92, for a total value of $115,920.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 13,200 shares in the company, valued at $1,530,144. The trade was a 7.04 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 2.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Materion Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 20th will be paid a $0.135 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 20th. This represents a $0.54 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.58%. Materion’s dividend payout ratio is currently 186.21%.

About Materion

Materion Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, produces advanced engineered materials used in semiconductor, industrial, aerospace and defense, automotive, energy, consumer electronics, and telecom and data center in the United States, Asia, Europe, and internationally. The company operates in four segments: Performance Materials, Electronic Materials, Precision Optics, and Other.