Materion (NYSE:MTRN) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Materion (NYSE:MTRN) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Friday. The company provided EPS guidance of 5.400-5.450 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 5.510. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Materion also updated its Q4 2025 guidance to 1.500-1.550 EPS.

Materion Trading Down 0.1%

NYSE MTRN opened at $149.01 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $128.51 and its two-hundred day moving average is $117.73. Materion has a one year low of $69.10 and a one year high of $152.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a current ratio of 3.29. The firm has a market cap of $3.09 billion, a PE ratio of 156.85 and a beta of 0.86.

Materion (NYSE:MTRN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The basic materials company reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41. The firm had revenue of $444.81 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $444.43 million. Materion had a return on equity of 12.66% and a net margin of 1.12%.The business’s revenue was up 1.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.41 earnings per share. Materion has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.300-5.700 EPS. Analysts expect that Materion will post 5.5 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Materion in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. KeyCorp set a $161.00 price objective on shares of Materion and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Materion from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 1st. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Materion from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Materion presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $161.00.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Materion news, VP Gregory R. Chemnitz sold 864 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $113.23, for a total transaction of $97,830.72. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 10,376 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,174,874.48. The trade was a 7.69% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 2.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Materion

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Materion by 182.9% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 348 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 225 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp acquired a new stake in shares of Materion during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Materion during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $35,000. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Materion in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $46,000. Finally, Quarry LP grew its holdings in shares of Materion by 2,685.7% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 390 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 376 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.56% of the company’s stock.

Materion Company Profile

Materion Corporation (NYSE: MTRN) is a global supplier of advanced materials and precision-engineered solutions. The company develops and manufactures high-performance alloys, engineered clad and composite materials, precision thin film products, and advanced optical and electronic materials. Materion’s offerings address critical performance requirements for industries where material properties such as strength, wear resistance, conductivity and optical clarity are paramount.

Materion’s core businesses include beryllium and beryllium composites for aerospace and defense platforms, nickel- and copper-based specialty alloys for industrial and medical applications, optical coatings and substrates for scientific instrumentation, and electronic materials used in semiconductor production.