Materion (NYSE:MTRN) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Materion (NYSE:MTRN) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Friday morning. 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 Stock Performance

NYSE:MTRN opened at $135.20 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 142.31 and a beta of 0.86. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $128.89 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $118.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 3.29 and a quick ratio of 1.31. Materion has a 1 year low of $69.10 and a 1 year high of $152.99.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on MTRN shares. KeyCorp set a $161.00 target price on shares of Materion and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note 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. Zacks Research cut shares of Materion from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Materion in a report on Thursday. One equities 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.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $161.00.

Insider Transactions at Materion

In other Materion news, VP Gregory R. Chemnitz sold 864 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $113.23, for a total value of $97,830.72. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 10,376 shares in the company, valued at $1,174,874.48. This represents a 7.69% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 2.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Materion

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in MTRN. Trigran Investments Inc. increased its position in shares of Materion by 0.5% in the second quarter. Trigran Investments Inc. now owns 798,747 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $63,397,000 after purchasing an additional 3,982 shares during the last quarter. Walleye Capital LLC grew its stake in Materion by 43.9% in the 2nd quarter. Walleye Capital LLC now owns 8,661 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $687,000 after buying an additional 2,644 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Materion by 182.9% in the 2nd 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 last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Materion by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 64,155 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $5,092,000 after buying an additional 651 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Materion during the 2nd quarter valued at $246,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.56% of the company’s stock.

About Materion

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.