Materion (MTRN) Competitors

Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO) and Materion (NYSE:MTRN) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ERO or MTRN?

Materion has higher revenue and earnings than Ero Copper. Materion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ero Copper, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ero Copper	$427.48M	5.74	$92.80M	$0.65	36.72
Materion	$1.67B	1.46	$95.70M	$3.99	29.32

Which has more risk and volatility, ERO or MTRN?

Ero Copper has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Materion has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor ERO or MTRN?

In the previous week, Materion had 3 more articles in the media than Ero Copper. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Materion and 8 mentions for Ero Copper. Materion's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Ero Copper's score of 0.44 indicating that Ero Copper is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ero Copper	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Materion	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend ERO or MTRN?

Ero Copper currently has a consensus price target of $24.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.54%. Materion has a consensus price target of $142.50, suggesting a potential upside of 21.79%. Given Ero Copper's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Materion is more favorable than Ero Copper.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ero Copper	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Materion	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is ERO or MTRN more profitable?

Ero Copper has a net margin of 14.23% compared to Ero Copper's net margin of 5.19%. Ero Copper's return on equity of 12.32% beat Materion's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ero Copper	14.23%	11.86%	5.85%
Materion	5.19%	12.32%	6.10%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ERO or MTRN?

Materion received 308 more outperform votes than Ero Copper when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.34% of users gave Materion an outperform vote while only 14.29% of users gave Ero Copper an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ero Copper	Outperform Votes 3 14.29%	Underperform Votes 18 85.71%
Materion	Outperform Votes 311 61.34%	Underperform Votes 196 38.66%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ERO or MTRN?

71.3% of Ero Copper shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Materion shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Materion shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Materion beats Ero Copper on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.