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Mativ Holdings, Inc.

$MATV·$710M·Paper, Lumber & Forest Products·Basic Materials
$12.21+1.0%1Y+6.5%
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MAMATV
$MATVMativ Holdings, Inc.
$12.21+0.99%8 posts0%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $MATV, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Comeback attemptAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-08-13

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

A specialty-materials orphan (cigarette papers + engineered films) delivering a 78% EPS beat and running 48% above the 50-day — the deep-value rerating is underway.

Mativ Holdings is a specialty-materials manufacturer with two segments: Advanced Materials & Structures (nets, films, adhesive tapes for healthcare/industrial) and Engineered Papers (specialty cigarette papers, reconstituted tobacco, energy-storage papers). It's an under-followed name that just delivered a clean beat.

  • Q2 EPS came in at $0.50 versus $0.28 consensus (78% surprise) on revenue of $531.8M — the fourth consecutive material EPS beat, so consensus estimates have been catching up quarter by quarter, and the stock is now getting rewarded for the pattern.
  • Trades at just 7.2x TTM earnings with an 18.7% free cash flow yield — for a specialty industrial with real cash generation, that's classic under-earning value, and the market appears to finally believe the earnings power is durable.
  • Debt-to-equity of 2.2 is elevated but manageable given the ~19% FCF yield — deleveraging is the medium-term story, and each quarterly print that surprises upward is one paydown installment.
  • The tape has moved: +48% above the 50-day average, in 65% of the 52-week range, with volume slightly above baseline — that's institutional buying following the print, not retail speculation, and beta of 0.87 says it's not just riding market beta.

What extends the move: the Nov 4 Q3 print delivering another clean beat (which now looks like the base case given the pattern) and any explicit deleveraging commentary — the story writes itself if consensus keeps chasing higher. What would invalidate the turnaround: a fresh working-capital burn or a big customer concentration issue in the tobacco-paper segment, either of which reintroduces cyclicality.

What to watch: Nov 4 Q3 earnings — EPS versus the current $0.25 consensus (the pattern says beat) and specific deleveraging commentary. Also monitor engineered papers pricing (tobacco customers are consolidating) and free cash flow trajectory. A miss below $0.20 EPS would flip the trajectory.

On the calendar: 2026-11-04 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Specialty materials manufacturer making filtration media, engineered papers, and resin-based solutions for industrial and consumer applications.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Paper, Lumber & Forest Products sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $MATV.

Paper, Lumber & Forest Products · Basic Materials

Top industry ETF

$XLBMaterials Select Sector SPDR
+14.2%YTD
+16.7%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
7.2How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
-21.7%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
3.6%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
18.7%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
0.3Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
19.5%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
17.7%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
2.2Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 5, 2026$0.50$0.28+78.6%
Q1 2026May 6, 2026$0.06$0.02+200.0%
Q4 2025Feb 18, 2026$0.15$0.09+66.7%
Q3 2025Nov 5, 2025$0.39$0.27+44.4%
Next earningsWed, Nov 4·consensus EPS $0.25

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 1 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$2.0B$2.0B – $2.0B$0.85$0.85 – $0.851
FY27$2.1B$2.1B – $2.1B$1.25$1.25 – $1.251
FY28$2.1B$2.1B – $2.1B$0.00$0.00 – $0.001

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.0×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.61%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+41.4%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+17.9%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 50.0M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.1% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.875-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

No open-market buys or sells in the last 180 days.

+ 21 other (11 awards · 6 inkinds · 3 exempts · 1 return) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsJul 63
AI summary

Bruce Andrew Hausmann filed an initial Form 3 as Director of Mativ Holdings (MATV) on 2026-07-06, reporting zero shares beneficially owned. Hausmann was appointed to the Mativ Holdings board effective July 1, 2026, triggering the initial reporting obligation under Section 16(a). No derivative securities are reported. Mativ Holdings is a specialty materials manufacturer serving filtration, healthcare, and industrial markets.

8-KOfficer or director changeJul 18-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

Mativ Holdings (MATV) expanded its Board of Directors from six to seven members on July 1, 2026, appointing Bruce Hausmann as a Class I director with a term expiring at the 2029 Annual Meeting. Hausmann, 56, has been VP and CFO of flooring manufacturer Interface, Inc. (TILE) since 2017 and brings over 25 years of corporate finance experience across Technology, Consumer Products, and Commercial Industrials sectors, including prior tenures at Aramark and The Walt Disney Company. He holds a B.S. in Finance from Arizona State University and is a CPA (Inactive). The Board determined Hausmann qualifies as an independent director and audit committee financial expert under applicable NYSE listing standards.

8-KOfficer or director changeMay 68-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
8-KPress release / Reg FDMay 68-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
8-KMaterial agreementApr 68-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement
8-KOfficer or director changeApr 28-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
8-KPress release / Reg FDMar 258-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
+ 13 other (3 earnings 8-Ks · 2 10-Qs · 2 13Gs · 2 proxys) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Mativ Announces Participation in Upcoming Investor Conferencesbusinesswire.com·2d agoMativ Q2 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com·7d agoMativ Holdings, Inc. (MATV) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·8d agoMativ Holdings (MATV) Beats Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimateszacks.com·9d agoMativ Announces Second Quarter 2026 Resultsbusinesswire.com·10d ago

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