Materialise (NASDAQ:MTLS) Releases Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.02 EPS

Materialise (NASDAQ:MTLS) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The software maker reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.05 by $0.02, FiscalAI reports. The firm had revenue of $78.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $78.23 million. Materialise had a net margin of 3.77% and a return on equity of 4.05%.

Materialise Stock Up 3.1%

Shares of MTLS opened at $6.67 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $6.74 and its 200 day moving average is $5.97. The company has a market capitalization of $394.00 million, a PE ratio of 33.35 and a beta of 1.34. Materialise has a 12-month low of $4.78 and a 12-month high of $7.50. The company has a current ratio of 2.42, a quick ratio of 2.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MTLS. Credit Agricole S A purchased a new position in shares of Materialise during the third quarter valued at about $2,166,000. Archon Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Materialise by 50.6% in the fourth quarter. Archon Capital Management LLC now owns 654,623 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $3,633,000 after buying an additional 219,995 shares in the last quarter. Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Materialise in the fourth quarter worth about $391,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its stake in Materialise by 15.1% during the second quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 467,276 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $2,640,000 after buying an additional 61,465 shares during the last quarter. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd boosted its stake in Materialise by 327.0% during the fourth quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 49,915 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $277,000 after buying an additional 38,225 shares during the last quarter. 19.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Materialise from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $10.00.

Materialise Company Profile

Materialise NV is a Belgium-based company specializing in 3D printing software and additive manufacturing services. Through its dual focus on software and printing, the company addresses a wide range of industries, including automotive, aerospace, consumer goods, and healthcare. Materialise’s offerings span from design and simulation tools to end-to-end production, delivering both standardized and highly customized parts across polymer and metal platforms.

On the software side, Materialise develops a suite of proprietary applications—such as Magics for data preparation, Mimics for medical image processing and patient-specific modeling, and Streamics for production workflow management.