Jugal Vijayvargiya Sells 12,963 Shares of Materion (NYSE:MTRN) Stock

Materion Corporation (NYSE:MTRN) CEO Jugal Vijayvargiya sold 12,963 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $148.56, for a total transaction of $1,925,783.28. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 130,253 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,350,385.68. This represents a 9.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

Materion Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of NYSE MTRN opened at $149.05 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $3.09 billion, a PE ratio of 41.52 and a beta of 0.87. Materion Corporation has a 52-week low of $69.10 and a 52-week high of $172.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a current ratio of 3.11. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $139.59 and its 200-day moving average price is $125.75.

Materion (NYSE:MTRN) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The basic materials company reported $1.53 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.51 by $0.02. Materion had a return on equity of 12.36% and a net margin of 4.19%.The business had revenue of $489.75 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $448.78 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.55 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Materion has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.000-6.500 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Materion Corporation will post 5.5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Materion Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 19th will be paid a $0.14 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 19th. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. Materion’s payout ratio is currently 15.60%.

Trending Headlines about Materion

Here are the key news stories impacting Materion this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly results and guidance support growth — Materion beat EPS and revenue in its Feb. 12 quarter and set FY2026 guidance of $6.00–$6.50 EPS, above current analyst consensus, which is constructive for fundamentals.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade/target increase — KeyCorp raised its price objective (supportive to the stock’s outlook), signaling continued analyst confidence in the company’s end markets and execution.
• Neutral Sentiment: Dividend remains modest — Company declared a small quarterly dividend ($0.14/share), providing limited income support but not a material catalyst for price movement.
• Neutral Sentiment: Annual meeting scheduled — Materion set its annual shareholder meeting for May 7, 2026 (routine corporate event). Materion Annual Meeting Notice
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple insider sales this week — CEO Jugal Vijayvargiya, Director Vinod Khilnani and other senior insiders sold material blocks of shares across Feb. 17–18 (CEO sales individually ~12–13k shares per filing). Large, clustered insider selling is being read as a near-term negative by investors and likely pressured the stock. CEO Stock Sale Coverage Insider Trades Summary

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Amalgamated Bank grew its stake in shares of Materion by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 6,018 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $727,000 after acquiring an additional 87 shares during the period. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its position in shares of Materion by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 2,266 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $282,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the period. Wealthspire Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Materion by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC now owns 3,219 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $400,000 after purchasing an additional 92 shares during the period. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Materion by 0.7% in the third quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. now owns 13,045 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,576,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Materion by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 23,357 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $2,822,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 93.56% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MTRN has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. KeyCorp lifted their target price on shares of Materion from $159.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Wall Street Zen lowered Materion from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 1st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Materion in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $170.00.

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.