Materion (NYSE:MTRN) Updates FY25 Earnings Guidance

Materion (NYSE:MTRN) issued an update on its FY25 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $5.30-5.70 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $5.98. Materion also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 5.300-5.700 EPS.

Materion Price Performance

Materion stock traded up $3.79 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $103.53. The company had a trading volume of 116,099 shares, compared to its average volume of 83,474. Materion has a 1 year low of $93.20 and a 1 year high of $139.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 3.15 and a quick ratio of 1.26. The company has a market capitalization of $2.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.16 and a beta of 1.23. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $100.67 and its 200-day simple moving average is $106.84.

Materion (NYSE:MTRN) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $1.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.43 by $0.12. Materion had a net margin of 4.45% and a return on equity of 12.06%. The company had revenue of $436.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $433.22 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.41 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts predict that Materion will post 5.22 EPS for the current year.

Materion Dividend Announcement

The firm 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. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 20th. This represents a $0.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.52%. Materion’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 15.21%.

Insider Transactions at Materion

In other Materion news, CFO Shelly Marie Chadwick sold 805 shares of Materion stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 approximately $1,481,343.68. The trade was a 5.21 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 2.60% of the company’s stock.

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.