MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC MTX
MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC (MTX) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.57% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $2.1B at a -0.9% 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.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-04 | Truist Securities | Buy (main) |
| 2026-02-02 | Truist Securities | Buy (main) |
| 2025-11-21 | Freedom Capital Markets | Buy (init) |
| 2025-07-28 | Truist Securities | Buy (main) |
| 2025-04-28 | Truist Securities | Buy (main) |
| 2025-04-21 | Seaport Global | Buy (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
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 · 4/9 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 | 0.173 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.715 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.014 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.018 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | 4/9 | 4.63 | — | -2.2% |
| VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | 4/9 | 3.94 | — | -1.3% |
| KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | 5/9 | 2.25 | — | -1.5% |
| TROX | Tronox Holdings plc | 2/9 | 1.48 | — | -5.7% |
| LXU | LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. | 8/9 | 2.86 | 31.7 | +17.8% |
| LXFR | LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC | 6/9 | 4.17 | 65.1 | -1.9% |
| NL | NL INDUSTRIES INC | 4/9 | 8.4 | — | +8.5% |
About MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC
Minerals Technologies Inc. develops, produces, and markets various mineral, mineral-based products and services. The company operates through two segments, Consumer & Specialties, and Engineered Solutions segments. The Consumer & Specialties segment offers household and personal care products, such as cat litter under the SIVO brand name, personal care, fabric care, edible oil and renewable fluid purification, animal health, and agricultural products; and specialty additives products, including precipitated calcium carbonate and ground calcium carbonate products that are used in the paper, paperboard, and fiber-based packaging industries, as well as automotive, construction, consumer markets, and packaging applications. The Engineered Solutions segment provides high-temperature technology products consisting of custom-blended mineral and non-mineral products for casting auto and heavy truck parts, agriculture and construction equipment, municipal, infrastructure and other industrial castings markets; and environmental and infrastructure products comprising geosynthetic clay lining systems, vapor intrusion mitigation products, sub surface waterproofing systems, green roofs, wastewater remediation, drinking water purification technologies, and drilling products. In addition, this segment offers gunnable monolithic refractory products and application systems; monolithic refractory materials and pre-cast refractory shapes; refractory shapes and linings; carbon composites and pyrolitic graphite under PYROID brand; and filtration and well testing services. It markets its products primarily through its direct sales force, as well as regional distributors. The company operates in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Minerals Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
FAQ
Is MTX financially healthy?
MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC's Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does MTX pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC pays a dividend yielding about 0.57% with a -77.2% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is MTX?
In FY2025, MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC had a net margin of -0.9% and a return on equity of -1.1%.
Is MTX overvalued or undervalued?
MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC trades at about 14.0× trailing earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 12.3×–25.3×, median 14.8×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for MTX?
The average Wall-Street price target for MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC is $94.25, about 30.3% above the recent price, from 4 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is MTX a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a dividend yield of 0.57%. 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.