What is KeyCorp’s Estimate for Materion FY2026 Earnings?

Materion Corporation (NYSE:MTRN) – Equities research analysts at KeyCorp upped their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Materion in a research report issued on Tuesday, January 13th. KeyCorp analyst P. Gibbs now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings of $6.50 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $6.25. KeyCorp has a “Overweight” rating and a $161.00 price objective 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 FY2027 earnings at $7.65 EPS.

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

MTRN has been the subject of several other research reports. Zacks Research cut shares of Materion from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Wall Street Zen lowered Materion from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 1st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Materion in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Materion currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $161.00.

Materion Stock Down 2.0%

Materion stock opened at $146.19 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $3.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 153.88 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a quick ratio of 1.31, a current ratio of 3.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. Materion has a twelve month low of $69.10 and a twelve month high of $151.01. The business has a fifty day moving average of $126.22 and a two-hundred day moving average of $116.23.

Institutional Trading of Materion

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in Materion by 28.0% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,298,956 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $103,098,000 after purchasing an additional 283,998 shares in the last quarter. Trigran Investments Inc. raised 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 valued at $63,397,000 after buying an additional 3,982 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Materion by 2.2% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 487,186 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $38,673,000 after buying an additional 10,468 shares during the last quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Materion by 16.0% during the second quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC now owns 465,746 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $36,966,000 after buying an additional 64,289 shares during the period. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in Materion by 53.2% during the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 365,212 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $44,121,000 after acquiring an additional 126,794 shares during the last quarter. 93.56% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Materion

In other Materion news, VP Gregory R. Chemnitz sold 864 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $113.23, for a total transaction of $97,830.72. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 10,376 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,174,874.48. The trade was a 7.69% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 2.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Materion Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 13th were issued a $0.14 dividend. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 13th. Materion’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 58.95%.

Materion Company Profile

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.