GSA Capital Partners LLP Takes Position in Mistras Group Inc $MG

GSA Capital Partners LLP purchased a new stake in Mistras Group Inc (NYSE:MG) during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 79,701 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,392,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd bought a new stake in Mistras Group in the 1st quarter valued at about $256,000. Empowered Funds LLC increased its holdings in shares of Mistras Group by 7.3% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 218,088 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,307,000 after purchasing an additional 14,786 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Mistras Group by 24.4% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 47,498 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $380,000 after purchasing an additional 9,312 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its position in shares of Mistras Group by 33.4% in the second quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 153,312 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,228,000 after buying an additional 38,366 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd raised its position in shares of Mistras Group by 141.7% in the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 111,824 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $896,000 after buying an additional 65,551 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.92% of the company’s stock.

Mistras Group Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of MG stock opened at $18.17 on Monday. Mistras Group Inc has a fifty-two week low of $8.93 and a fifty-two week high of $19.64. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $16.97 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $16.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a current ratio of 1.71. The company has a market cap of $578.78 million, a PE ratio of 21.89, a P/E/G ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.89.

Mistras Group (NYSE:MG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The technology company reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $193.13 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $189.66 million. Mistras Group had a return on equity of 14.66% and a net margin of 3.65%. Equities analysts predict that Mistras Group Inc will post 1.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on MG shares. Roth Capital began coverage on Mistras Group in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. They set a “buy” rating and a $22.00 price target on the stock. Zacks Research cut Mistras Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Mistras Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Mistras Group from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $19.00.

Key Headlines Impacting Mistras Group

Here are the key news stories impacting Mistras Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Sidoti raised its Mistras estimates for FY2026 EPS to $1.07 from $1.04 and FY2027 EPS to $1.35 from $1.30. The firm also increased its Q4 2026 estimate to $0.33 from $0.27, Q2 2027 to $0.40 from $0.36, and Q4 2027 to $0.38 from $0.36. These revisions indicate improving expectations for the company’s medium-term profitability. MarketBeat analyst estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks highlighted a consensus price target implying approximately 26% potential upside for MG. While Zacks cautioned that price targets alone are not reliable predictors, it said improving earnings-estimate revisions could support near-term upside. Wall Street analysts see upside in Mistras
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks’ value-investing analysis compared Mistras with KLA and examined which stock appears more attractively valued. The article does not represent a new company announcement or a material change in MG’s fundamentals. MG versus KLAC value comparison
• Negative Sentiment: Sidoti lowered its Q3 2026 EPS forecast to $0.38 from $0.42 and trimmed its Q3 2027 estimate to $0.45 from $0.46. These isolated cuts modestly temper the otherwise positive outlook.

About Mistras Group

Mistras Group, Inc is a global provider of technology-enabled asset protection solutions and services, with a primary focus on nondestructive testing (NDT), inspection, and monitoring of critical infrastructure and industrial assets. The company’s offerings span a wide range of techniques—such as ultrasonic testing, eddy current detection, magnetic particle inspection, radiography and acoustic emission—to help clients in energy, petrochemical, aerospace, manufacturing and other sectors identify and address potential failures before they occur.

In addition to traditional NDT services, Mistras delivers engineered materials solutions, including composite repairs and specialty coatings, along with predictive maintenance and condition monitoring programs.