What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Forecast for Materion Q1 Earnings?

Materion Co. (NYSE:MTRN) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Materion in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, February 20th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings of $1.20 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.25. The consensus estimate for Materion’s current full-year earnings is $5.50 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Materion’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.27 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.35 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.54 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.53 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.61 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.66 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.00 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.81 EPS.

Materion Trading Down 4.6 %

NYSE MTRN opened at $95.51 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 3.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The firm has a market cap of $1.98 billion, a PE ratio of 329.33 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $99.94 and a 200 day moving average price of $106.64. Materion has a 52 week low of $93.20 and a 52 week high of $139.21.

Materion (NYSE:MTRN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.43 by $0.12. Materion had a net margin of 0.35% and a return on equity of 12.42%. The business had revenue of $436.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $433.22 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.41 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Mountaineer Partners Management LLC increased its stake in Materion by 9,463.5% during the 3rd quarter. Mountaineer Partners Management LLC now owns 9,147,463 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,023,235,000 after purchasing an additional 9,051,813 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Materion by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,523,141 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $249,488,000 after purchasing an additional 25,888 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors increased its stake in Materion by 16.3% during the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 1,838,484 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $181,789,000 after purchasing an additional 257,637 shares in the last quarter. Trigran Investments Inc. increased its stake in Materion by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Trigran Investments Inc. now owns 737,830 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $72,957,000 after purchasing an additional 23,208 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. increased its stake in Materion by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 625,767 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $61,876,000 after purchasing an additional 22,322 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.56% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Shelly Marie Chadwick sold 805 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.24, for a total transaction of $81,498.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 14,632 shares in the company, valued at $1,481,343.68. The trade was a 5.21 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 2.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Materion Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.135 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 20th. This represents a $0.54 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.57%. Materion’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 186.21%.

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.