Materion (NYSE:MTRN) Announces Earnings Results

Materion (NYSE:MTRN) released its earnings results on Wednesday. The basic materials company reported $1.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.43 by $0.12, Zacks reports. Materion had a net margin of 4.45% and a return on equity of 12.06%. Materion updated its FY 2025 guidance to 5.300-5.700 EPS.

Materion Price Performance

Shares of MTRN stock opened at $99.49 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $100.67 and a 200 day moving average price of $106.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.03 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a current ratio of 3.15. Materion has a 52-week low of $93.20 and a 52-week high of $139.21.

Materion Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Stockholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.54%. Materion’s dividend payout ratio is 15.21%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Materion

In other Materion news, CFO Shelly Marie Chadwick sold 805 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.24, for a total value of $81,498.20. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 14,632 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,481,343.68. The trade was a 5.21 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 2.60% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Materion

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.