Fiera Capital Corp Boosts Holdings in Materion Corporation $MTRN

Fiera Capital Corp grew its holdings in shares of Materion Corporation (NYSE:MTRN) by 25.4% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 45,718 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,250 shares during the quarter. Fiera Capital Corp’s holdings in Materion were worth $5,684,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. lifted its position in Materion by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. now owns 13,045 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,576,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of Materion by 22.3% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 604 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $75,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the period. State of Alaska Department of Revenue boosted its holdings in Materion by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 11,356 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,411,000 after buying an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its holdings in Materion by 69.8% in the fourth quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 360 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $45,000 after buying an additional 148 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Materion by 5.5% in the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 3,582 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $284,000 after acquiring an additional 187 shares during the period. 93.56% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MTRN has been the subject of a number of research reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Materion in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Robert W. Baird assumed coverage on shares of Materion in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Materion from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, March 15th. Finally, KeyCorp raised their price target on shares of Materion from $223.00 to $237.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Materion has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $237.00.

Materion Stock Up 2.8%

MTRN stock opened at $231.85 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $4.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 63.35 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a current ratio of 3.04, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. Materion Corporation has a twelve month low of $76.09 and a twelve month high of $234.05. The company’s 50 day moving average is $190.36 and its two-hundred day moving average is $156.83.

Materion (NYSE:MTRN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The basic materials company reported $1.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.24 by $0.03. Materion had a return on equity of 12.45% and a net margin of 3.99%.The firm had revenue of $261.79 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $479.03 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.13 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 30.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Materion has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.000-6.50 EPS. Research analysts expect that Materion Corporation will post 6.48 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Materion Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 28th will be issued a $0.145 dividend. This represents a $0.58 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 28th. This is a positive change from Materion’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. Materion’s dividend payout ratio is presently 15.85%.

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.