Materion (NYSE:MTRN) CEO Jugal Vijayvargiya Sells 12,245 Shares

Materion Corporation (NYSE:MTRN) CEO Jugal Vijayvargiya sold 12,245 shares of Materion stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $156.86, for a total value of $1,920,750.70. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 118,008 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,510,734.88. This represents a 9.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Materion Stock Down 1.2%

MTRN opened at $149.05 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $139.59 and its 200 day simple moving average is $125.75. Materion Corporation has a 1-year low of $69.10 and a 1-year high of $172.03. The stock has a market cap of $3.09 billion, a PE ratio of 41.52 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a current ratio of 3.11, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48.

Materion (NYSE:MTRN) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 the consensus estimate of $448.78 million. Materion had a net margin of 4.19% and a return on equity of 12.36%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 12.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.55 earnings per share. Materion has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.000-6.500 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Materion Corporation will post 5.5 earnings per share for the current year.

Materion Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 19th will be issued a $0.14 dividend. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 19th. Materion’s dividend payout ratio is currently 15.60%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on MTRN shares. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Materion in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Wall Street Zen lowered Materion from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 1st. Finally, KeyCorp lifted their target price on Materion from $159.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $170.00.

Key Stories Impacting Materion

Here are the key news stories impacting Materion this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly results and guidance support growth — Materion beat EPS and revenue in its Feb. 12 quarter and set FY2026 guidance of $6.00–$6.50 EPS, above current analyst consensus, which is constructive for fundamentals.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade/target increase — KeyCorp raised its price objective (supportive to the stock’s outlook), signaling continued analyst confidence in the company’s end markets and execution.
• Neutral Sentiment: Dividend remains modest — Company declared a small quarterly dividend ($0.14/share), providing limited income support but not a material catalyst for price movement.
• Neutral Sentiment: Annual meeting scheduled — Materion set its annual shareholder meeting for May 7, 2026 (routine corporate event). Materion Annual Meeting Notice
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple insider sales this week — CEO Jugal Vijayvargiya, Director Vinod Khilnani and other senior insiders sold material blocks of shares across Feb. 17–18 (CEO sales individually ~12–13k shares per filing). Large, clustered insider selling is being read as a near-term negative by investors and likely pressured the stock. CEO Stock Sale Coverage Insider Trades Summary

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Materion

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Amalgamated Bank grew its holdings in shares of Materion by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 6,018 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $727,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its position in Materion by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 2,266 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $282,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the period. Wealthspire Advisors LLC lifted its position in Materion by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC now owns 3,219 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $400,000 after purchasing an additional 92 shares during the period. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. grew its stake in Materion by 0.7% during the third quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. now owns 13,045 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,576,000 after buying an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Materion by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 23,357 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $2,822,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. 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.