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MATERION Corp MTRN
MATERION Corp (MTRN) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.19% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $1.8B at a 4.2% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.35 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-02 | Keybanc | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-05-19 | Keybanc | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-04-30 | Keybanc | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-04-01 | Baird | Outperform (init) |
| 2026-02-13 | Keybanc | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-01-23 | Seaport Global | Neutral (down) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 6/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.297 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.506 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.061 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.097 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTRN | MATERION Corp | 6/9 | 5.16 | 79.8 | +6% |
| PKOH | PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP | 4/9 | 3.59 | 23.6 | -3.4% |
| TRS | TRIMAS CORP | 4/9 | 2.65 | 13.3 | +2.4% |
| MEC | Mayville Engineering Company, Inc. | 3/9 | 1.66 | — | -6% |
| VFS | VinFast Auto Ltd. | 4/9 | -13.01 | — | +57.9% |
| TM | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP/ | 7/9 | 2.55 | — | -1% |
| HMC | HONDA MOTOR CO LTD | 6/9 | 2.79 | — | +19.9% |
About MATERION Corp
Materion Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, produces advanced engineered materials in the United States, Asia, Europe, and internationally. The company operates in four segments: Performance Materials, Electronic Materials, Precision Optics, and Other. It provides beryllium and non-beryllium containing alloy systems and custom engineered metal solutions in strip, bulk, rod, plate, bar, tube, and other customized shapes; engineering and product development services; alloyed metals, beryllium products, and beryllium hydroxide; precision strip, rod, wire, and engineered strip metal products; ToughMet alloys; and SupremEX aluminum silicon carbide metal matrix composite formulation products. The company also operates the bertrandite ore mine and refinery that provides feedstock hydroxide for its beryllium businesses and external sale. In addition, it produces advanced chemicals, microelectronics packaging, precious and non-precious metal, and specialty metal products, including vapor deposition targets, frame lid assemblies, clad and precious metal pre-forms, and high temperature braze materials. Further, the company designs and manufactures precision thin film coatings, optical filters, and assemblies. In addition, it offers inorganic chemicals and powders, specialty coatings, specialty engineered beryllium and copper-based alloys, beryllium composites, ceramics, and engineered clad and plated metal systems. The company sells its products to semiconductor, industrial, aerospace and defense, automotive, energy, consumer electronics, and life sciences through its facilities and service centers, independent distributors and agents, outside distributors, direct sales offices, and independent sales representatives. The company was formerly known as Brush Engineered Materials Inc. and changed its name to Materion Corporation in March 2011. Materion Corporation was founded in 1921 and is based in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.
FAQ
Is MTRN financially healthy?
MATERION Corp's Piotroski F-score is 6/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does MTRN pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. MATERION Corp pays a dividend yielding about 0.19% with a 15.4% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is MTRN?
In FY2025, MATERION Corp had a net margin of 4.2% and a return on equity of 7.9%.
Is MTRN overvalued or undervalued?
MATERION Corp trades at about 79.1× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 21.0×–360.7×, median 38.6×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for MTRN?
The average Wall-Street price target for MATERION Corp is $252.67, about 10.8% below the recent price, from 3 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is MTRN a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on MATERION Corp: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 79.8×, a dividend yield of 0.19%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.