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Materion Corporation

$MTRN·$5.2B·Industrial Materials·Basic Materials
$251.53+0.4%YTD+99.5%1Y+106.0%
Price updated 2h ago·X counts updated 5d ago
MTMTRN
$MTRNMaterion Corporation
$251.53+0.42%33 posts1.3×
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On X

The complete picture of $MTRN on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

33X posts · last 7 days
Sep 2Sep 14
Chatter Meter
1.3×
QuietNormal · 1×Loud

How loud $MTRN's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level, louder than 78% of tracked names.

AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $MTRN — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Driven by hypeAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-09-18

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

A niche advanced-materials name whose stock has roughly doubled this year while margins are still thin at the operating line.

Materion supplies specialty engineered materials — high-purity metals, beryllium alloys, precision optics — to defence, semiconductor and aerospace customers. It has quietly become one of the strongest performers in industrial materials this year, thanks to defence and chip-equipment demand that skews toward exactly its niche.

  • Price action is doing a lot of talking: the shares are up roughly double year-to-date and more than double over the past twelve months, and a well-followed value-oriented ratings service is already flagging the name as trading above its estimated fair value.
  • Growth is real, but margins are still tight: the last two quarters showed revenue growth quarter-on-quarter and expanding earnings, though the gross margin sits well below the semiconductor-equipment peers the stock is trading with.
  • The insider tape is active: more than a dozen recent officer and director transactions have been filed, a normal pace for a mid-cap after a big rally, and worth watching only if the mix skews toward outsized open-market sales.

The next print will be judged against a very different bar than a year ago; anything short of continued double-digit revenue growth and margin expansion could take the multiple back down quickly.

What to watch: The next earnings print for whether operating margins keep expanding alongside revenue, and follow-through in the insider filings — any pattern of large open-market sales at these prices would be a tell that management thinks the shares are ahead of themselves.

On the calendar: Q3 earnings — date pending

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What it does

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

Specialty materials manufacturer producing beryllium alloys, precision optics, and advanced engineered materials for defense, semiconductor, and medical applications.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Industrial Materials sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $MTRN.

Industrial Materials · Basic Materials

Domestic rare earth supply chain buildout is the structural driver — MP Materials approaching NdPr production targets with GM magnet deliveries signals the US-source critical mineral strategy is maturing. Tesla's Cybercab rare-earth-free motor announcement is a thesis qualifier, not a thesis killer; defense and non-Tesla EV magnet demand remain intact.

What this means for $MTRN

Partial — Materion's beryllium alloys and precision optics serve defense semiconductor and medical applications aligned with critical materials security; defense capex is the primary driver and beryllium supply has its own strategic concerns.

Industry benchmark

16-name peer basket
-6.6%YTD
+3.8%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

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

Key ratios

P/E
68.5How 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
7.6%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
6.2%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
0.6%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
2.9Same 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
9.4%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
15.6%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
0.5Total 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$1.90$1.52+25.0%
Q1 2026Apr 29, 2026$1.27$1.24+2.4%
Q4 2025Feb 12, 2026$1.53$1.51+1.3%
Q3 2025Oct 29, 2025$1.41$1.410.0%
Next earningsWed, Nov 4·consensus EPS $1.89

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$613.9M+42.2%17.0%8.4%$1.86$60.3M
Q1 FY26$549.8M+30.8%14.4%5.5%$0.93$-19.6M
Q4 FY25$489.8M+12.1%12.5%2.5%$0.32$-1.4M
Q3 FY25$444.8M+1.9%18.8%8.0%$1.23$-5.2M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 5 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$2.4B$2.1B – $2.5B$6.97$6.91 – $7.035
FY27$2.6B$2.3B – $2.8B$8.35$7.93 – $8.755
FY28$2.7B$2.6B – $2.8B$10.45$9.76 – $10.992

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.1.5×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.73%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.+1.5%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.+30.8%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 20.6M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today2.1% 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.β1.085-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

SellSep 1Emily M LiggettDirector1.0K sh$235KSellAug 31Vinod M KhilnaniDirector2.0K sh$470KSellAug 7Darlene J. SolomonDirector3.7K sh$1.1MSellAug 7Chadwick Shelly MarieCFO1.7K sh$500KSellAug 7Jugal K. VijayvargiyaCEO24.3K sh$7.1MSellMay 29Robert J PhillippyDirector3.5K sh$765KSellMay 13Vinod M KhilnaniDirector735 sh$151KSellMay 8Chadwick Shelly MarieCFO1.2K sh$237K
+ 47 other (28 awards · 12 exempts · 4 inkinds · 3 gifts) 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

8-KShareholder voteMay 78-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
+ 11 other (4 13Gs · 2 10-Qs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 1 11-K) in window

Recent news

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

A Look at Materion Corp (MTRN) After 3.4% Decline -- GF Value $149.91 vs Price $237.74gurufocus.com·22d agoBank of New York Mellon Corp Invests $49.06 Million in Materion Corporation $MTRNdefenseworld.net·23d agoIs Materion Corp (MTRN) Overvalued After 4.3% Rally? GF Value Says Overvaluedgurufocus.com·23d agoWall Street Analysts Think Materion (MTRN) Could Surge 32.76%: Read This Before Placing a Betzacks.com·25d ago446,069 Shares in Materion Corporation $MTRN Acquired by Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLCdefenseworld.net·27d ago

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