Materion (NYSE:MTRN) Issues FY25 Earnings Guidance

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

Materion Trading Down 1.3 %

Shares of MTRN stock traded down $1.35 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $98.74. The stock had a trading volume of 13,540 shares, compared to its average volume of 82,761. Materion has a 52-week low of $93.20 and a 52-week high of $139.21. The company has a current ratio of 3.19, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $100.25 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $106.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.05 billion, a PE ratio of 340.46 and a beta of 1.23.

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

Materion Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 20th will be given 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 0.55%. Materion’s dividend payout ratio is 186.21%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Materion news, CFO Shelly Marie Chadwick sold 805 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 in the company, valued at $1,481,343.68. This trade represents a 5.21 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 2.30% of the stock is owned by company 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.