CenterBook Partners LP Acquires 281,097 Shares of Mativ Holdings, Inc. $MATV

CenterBook Partners LP acquired a new position in shares of Mativ Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:MATV) during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund acquired 281,097 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,258,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in Mativ in the second quarter valued at $46,992,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its position in Mativ by 3.5% during the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 4,089,594 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,661,000 after buying an additional 138,938 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in Mativ by 6.8% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,317,550 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,162,000 after buying an additional 147,577 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in Mativ by 9.9% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 586,036 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,099,000 after buying an additional 52,830 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new stake in Mativ in the 2nd quarter valued at about $3,746,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.95% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Mativ

Here are the key news stories impacting Mativ this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Sidoti raised its FY2026 EPS estimate to $1.03 from $0.97 and forecasts $1.25 per share for FY2028, suggesting expected longer-term earnings improvement. Mativ analyst estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Sidoti cut its FY2027 EPS forecast to $1.16 from $1.25, lowering estimates for each quarter of 2027. The reduced near-term outlook could pressure the shares. Mativ analyst estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Mativ expects leverage to reach the upper end of its 2.5x–3.5x target range by mid-2027, while Q4 adjusted EBITDA is expected to moderate by a low-single-digit percentage—potentially raising concerns about debt and operating momentum. Mativ leverage and EBITDA outlook

Mativ Stock Down 5.4%

Shares of NYSE:MATV opened at $11.69 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $11.89 and a 200-day simple moving average of $10.29. The stock has a market capitalization of $644.35 million, a P/E ratio of 7.26 and a beta of 0.93. Mativ Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $7.07 and a 1 year high of $15.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a current ratio of 1.93.

Mativ (NYSE:MATV) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.06. Mativ had a net margin of 4.64% and a return on equity of 12.18%. The firm had revenue of $499.50 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $510.00 million. Equities analysts forecast that Mativ Holdings, Inc. will post 1.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Mativ Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 27th will be paid a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 27th. Mativ’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 24.84%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently commented on MATV. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Mativ from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Mativ from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Friday, August 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating. According to data from MarketBeat, Mativ presently has an average rating of “Hold”.

Mativ Profile

Mativ Inc (NYSE: MATV) is a global manufacturer of specialty materials and engineered solutions. The company develops and produces materials used in filtration, healthcare, hygiene, food and beverage, industrial, packaging, and other specialized applications.

Its products include filtration media and components, engineered papers and nonwoven materials, release liners, protective and medical materials, and other performance-oriented substrates. Mativ’s solutions are designed to provide properties such as filtration, barrier protection, absorbency, strength, and durability for use in consumer and industrial products.

The company was formed in 2022 through the merger of Schweitzer-Mauduit International and Neenah, combining their specialty materials businesses.