Materion (NYSE:MTRN) Hits New 12-Month High – Here’s What Happened

Materion Corporation (NYSE:MTRN)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $154.99 and last traded at $149.63, with a volume of 8556 shares. The stock had previously closed at $150.60.

Key Stories Impacting Materion

Here are the key news stories impacting Materion this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Revenue and topline strength — Q4 net sales of ~$489.7M beat expectations and were up ~12% year‑over‑year, signaling demand strength across key end markets. BusinessWire: Q4 results
• Positive Sentiment: Large defense/customer investment — the company announced a $65M customer investment to support U.S. defense initiatives, which should underpin revenue visibility and longer‑term backlog. BusinessWire: Defense investment
• Positive Sentiment: EPS slightly ahead of consensus — reported GAAP/adjusted EPS of $1.53 beat consensus by a small margin, removing a key near‑term earnings disappointment risk. Zacks: EPS and revenue beat
• Neutral Sentiment: FY2026 guidance range — management set EPS guidance of $6.00–$6.50 for FY2026 (consensus ~$6.26), a range that overlaps consensus but includes a lower bound below it; interpretation will depend on execution and margin trends. BusinessWire: 2026 guidance
• Neutral Sentiment: Management tone — the earnings call highlighted growth in electronic materials and semiconductor/defense exposure; positive secular drivers but timing and margin conversion remain watchpoints. Yahoo Finance: Earnings call highlights
• Negative Sentiment: Near‑term margin/earnings variability — net income was modest (~$6.6M) and net margin compressed (reported ~1.1%), reflecting investments that could pressure near‑term profitability if volumes or pricing soften. MarketBeat: Q4 details
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst nuance and caution — some coverage frames the quarter as a “growth story amid setback” and flags that increased defense investments and execution risk could temper sentiment until cash flow and margins normalize. TipRanks: Analyst note

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MTRN has been the topic of a number of research reports. Wall Street Zen lowered Materion from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 1st. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Materion in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, KeyCorp raised their price target on shares of Materion from $159.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Materion currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $170.00.

Materion Stock Performance

The stock has a 50 day moving average of $136.26 and a 200 day moving average of $123.51. The company has a quick ratio of 1.31, a current ratio of 3.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The firm has a market cap of $3.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 168.17 and a beta of 0.87.

Materion (NYSE:MTRN) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The basic materials company reported $1.53 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.51 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $489.75 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $448.78 million. Materion had a net margin of 1.12% and a return on equity of 12.66%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.55 EPS. Materion has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.000-6.500 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Materion Corporation will post 5.5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Materion Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 19th will be given a dividend of $0.14 per share. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 19th. Materion’s payout ratio is currently 58.95%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Materion

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of MTRN. State Street Corp raised its stake in Materion by 28.0% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,298,956 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $103,098,000 after acquiring an additional 283,998 shares in the last quarter. Trigran Investments Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Materion by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Trigran Investments Inc. now owns 798,747 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $63,397,000 after purchasing an additional 3,982 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Materion by 2.2% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 487,186 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $38,673,000 after purchasing an additional 10,468 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its stake in Materion by 12.2% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 429,482 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $53,393,000 after purchasing an additional 46,613 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in Materion by 53.2% in the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 365,212 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $44,121,000 after buying an additional 126,794 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.56% of the company’s stock.

About Materion

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.