Minerals Technologies (NYSE:MTX) Releases Q2 2026 Earnings Guidance

Minerals Technologies (NYSE:MTX) issued an update on its second quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.600-1.650 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 1.690. The company issued revenue guidance of $560.0 million-$560.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $551.6 million.

Minerals Technologies Trading Up 5.7%

Shares of MTX stock opened at $76.02 on Friday. Minerals Technologies has a 52-week low of $51.87 and a 52-week high of $76.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 1.45 and a current ratio of 2.08. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $70.26 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $65.28. The company has a market capitalization of $2.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.70 and a beta of 1.12.

Minerals Technologies (NYSE:MTX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The basic materials company reported $1.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.26 by $0.12. Minerals Technologies had a net margin of 7.60% and a return on equity of 10.47%. The business had revenue of $546.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $516.39 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.14 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 11.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts anticipate that Minerals Technologies will post 6.23 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have weighed in on MTX. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Minerals Technologies from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Minerals Technologies from $84.00 to $89.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Minerals Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Minerals Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Minerals Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $89.00.

Key Headlines Impacting Minerals Technologies

Here are the key news stories impacting Minerals Technologies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 beats on both EPS and revenue — Minerals Technologies reported $1.38 EPS (beats consensus ~$1.25–$1.26) and revenue of $546.9M (vs. ~$516M est.), with revenue up ~11.2% year-over-year. These beats are the primary driver of the positive market reaction. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Management hosted a conference call and posted a slide deck with operational detail and segment commentary — helpful for judging sustainability of margins and outlook, but no material guidance change was announced in the releases. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Reported EPS includes special items — GAAP EPS was $1.17, or $1.38 excluding special items, which suggests one-time items reduced headline results and warrants checking the nature of those adjustments. Also note a modest negative net margin reported in summaries, which investors should monitor for profitability consistency. Read More.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of MTX. SG Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Minerals Technologies by 137.1% in the 4th quarter. SG Capital Management LLC now owns 148,385 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $9,044,000 after buying an additional 548,385 shares during the period. Caption Management LLC boosted its holdings in Minerals Technologies by 102.7% in the 4th quarter. Caption Management LLC now owns 5,375 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $328,000 after buying an additional 205,375 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in Minerals Technologies by 26.5% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 496,215 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $27,327,000 after buying an additional 103,853 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Minerals Technologies by 46.0% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 310,604 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $18,931,000 after buying an additional 97,866 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in Minerals Technologies by 22.2% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 483,970 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $26,652,000 after buying an additional 87,989 shares during the period. 97.29% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Minerals Technologies Company Profile

Minerals Technologies Inc develops, produces and processes a broad range of mineral-based products and solutions that serve a variety of industrial applications. Its offerings include bentonite, perlite, precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC), mineral sands, foundry additives, performance minerals and specialty chemicals designed to enhance performance in markets such as paper, steel, construction, oil and gas, environmental remediation and consumer products.

The company operates through several business segments, including Specialty Minerals, Refractory Minerals, Performance Materials and Recycled Materials.