Materion (NYSE:MTRN) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Materion (NYSE:MTRN) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 5.300-5.700 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 5.980. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Materion also updated its FY25 guidance to $5.30-5.70 EPS.

Materion Stock Performance

NYSE:MTRN opened at $99.92 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 3.19 and a quick ratio of 1.26. The firm has a market cap of $2.07 billion, a PE ratio of 343.84 and a beta of 1.23. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $100.25 and a 200-day simple moving average of $106.77. Materion has a 1-year low of $93.20 and a 1-year high of $139.21.

Materion (NYSE:MTRN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $1.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.43 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $436.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $433.22 million. Materion had a return on equity of 12.42% and a net margin of 0.35%. Materion’s revenue was up 3.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.41 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Materion will post 5.5 EPS for the current year.

Materion Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed 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. This represents a $0.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.54%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 20th. Materion’s dividend payout ratio is currently 186.21%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Shelly Marie Chadwick sold 805 shares of the company’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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,481,343.68. This represents a 5.21 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 2.30% of the company’s stock.

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.