36,480 Shares in Materion Corporation $MTRN Bought by Emerald Investment Advisers LLC

Emerald Investment Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in Materion Corporation (NYSE:MTRN) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 36,480 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,849,000. Emerald Investment Advisers LLC owned approximately 0.18% of Materion as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of MTRN. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Materion by 182.9% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 348 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 225 shares during the period. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of Materion during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp bought a new stake in shares of Materion during the 1st quarter worth approximately $34,000. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Materion during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Materion during the 4th quarter worth approximately $40,000. 93.56% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Materion

In related news, CEO Jugal K. Vijayvargiya sold 24,336 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $291.62, for a total transaction of $7,096,864.32. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 116,699 shares in the company, valued at $34,031,762.38. The trade was a 17.26% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Shelly Marie Chadwick sold 1,705 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $293.00, for a total value of $499,565.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 15,246 shares in the company, valued at $4,467,078. This represents a 10.06% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 2.80% of the company’s stock.

Materion Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of Materion stock opened at $231.55 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.82 billion, a PE ratio of 53.97 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a current ratio of 2.94, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $257.89 and its 200 day moving average is $203.47. Materion Corporation has a 1 year low of $107.72 and a 1 year high of $304.58.

Materion (NYSE:MTRN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The basic materials company reported $1.90 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.52 by $0.38. The business had revenue of $308.19 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $549.82 million. Materion had a net margin of 4.29% and a return on equity of 13.38%. The firm’s revenue was up 42.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.37 EPS. Materion has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.800-7.200 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Materion Corporation will post 7.06 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Materion Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.145 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $0.58 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Materion’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 13.52%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on MTRN shares. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Materion from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. KeyCorp upped their target price on Materion from $237.00 to $306.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Wall Street Zen raised Materion from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Materion from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $306.00.

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.