Weekly Research Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Materion (MTRN)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Materion (NYSE: MTRN):

• 8/8/2026 – Materion was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 8/7/2026 – Materion was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “hold (c)”.
• 8/7/2026 – Materion had its price target raised by KeyCorp from $237.00 to $306.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 8/6/2026 – Materion was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 7/23/2026 – Materion was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c+)”.

Materion Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be given a dividend of $0.145 per share. This represents a $0.58 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 20th. Materion’s payout ratio is presently 13.52%.

Insider Activity at Materion

In other news, CFO Shelly Marie Chadwick sold 1,705 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $293.00, for a total value of $499,565.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 15,246 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,467,078. This trade represents a 10.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Jugal K. Vijayvargiya sold 24,336 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $291.62, for a total value of $7,096,864.32. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 116,699 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,031,762.38. This trade represents a 17.26% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 2.80% of the company’s stock.

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.