What is KeyCorp’s Estimate for Materion Q4 Earnings?

Materion Corporation (NYSE:MTRN) – Equities research analysts at KeyCorp upped their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Materion in a report issued on Wednesday, October 29th. KeyCorp analyst P. Gibbs now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $1.62 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.52. KeyCorp currently has a “Overweight” rating and a $117.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Materion’s current full-year earnings is $5.50 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Materion’s FY2026 earnings at $6.25 EPS.

Materion (NYSE:MTRN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 22nd. The basic materials company reported $1.03 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $230.20 million during the quarter. Materion had a net margin of 1.12% and a return on equity of 12.66%.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on MTRN. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Materion in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Materion from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of Materion from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Materion has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $117.00.

Materion Price Performance

MTRN opened at $114.38 on Friday. Materion has a one year low of $69.10 and a one year high of $135.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 3.28 and a quick ratio of 1.25. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $119.85 and its 200-day simple moving average is $98.39. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 120.40 and a beta of 0.91.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Materion

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of Materion by 28.0% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,298,956 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $103,098,000 after buying an additional 283,998 shares during the period. Trigran Investments Inc. raised its stake in Materion by 0.5% during the second quarter. Trigran Investments Inc. now owns 798,747 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $63,397,000 after buying an additional 3,982 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Materion by 2.2% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 487,186 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $38,673,000 after buying an additional 10,468 shares during the last quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Materion by 16.0% during the second quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC now owns 465,746 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $36,966,000 after buying an additional 64,289 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its stake in Materion by 41.3% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 289,106 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $23,592,000 after buying an additional 84,482 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.56% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Materion

In other news, Director N Mohan Reddy sold 1,155 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.45, for a total transaction of $121,794.75. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Gregory R. Chemnitz sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.17, for a total value of $315,510.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 10,376 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,091,243.92. This trade represents a 22.43% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 5,295 shares of company stock valued at $557,392. Corporate insiders own 2.60% of the company’s stock.

Materion Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 13th will be given a dividend of $0.14 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 13th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. Materion’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 70.00%.

Materion Company Profile

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.