Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTX): Price and Financial Metrics

Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTX): $71.84

0.61 (-0.84%)

POWR Rating

Component Grades

Momentum

B

Stability

B

Sentiment

Quality

B

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Industry: Chemicals

Industry

C

Ranked

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MTX Price/Volume Stats

Current price $71.84 52-week high $73.78
Prev. close $72.45 52-week low $48.61
Day low $71.61 Volume 121,600
Day high $72.59 Avg. volume 162,102
50-day MA $69.54 Dividend yield 0.56%
200-day MA $60.99 Market Cap 2.32B

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MTX POWR Grades

  • Sentiment is the dimension where MTX ranks best; there it ranks ahead of 84.84% of US stocks.
  • The strongest trend for MTX is in Momentum, which has been heading up over the past 26 weeks.
  • MTX's current lowest rank is in the Value metric (where it is better than 18.11% of US stocks).

MTX Stock Summary

  • MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC's stock had its IPO on October 26, 1992, making it an older stock than 80.16% of US equities in our set.
  • With a price/earnings ratio of 34.68, MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC P/E ratio is greater than that of about 77.81% of stocks in our set with positive earnings.
  • In terms of volatility of its share price, MTX is more volatile than merely 22% of stocks we're observing.
  • If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC, a group of peers worth examining would be MIR, INGN, KAMN, BVS, and ASH.
  • Visit MTX's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.mineralstech.com.

MTX Valuation Summary

  • In comparison to the median Basic Materials stock, MTX's price/earnings ratio is 116.17% higher, now standing at 36.1.
  • Over the past 243 months, MTX's EV/EBIT ratio has gone up 5.2.

Below are key valuation metrics over time for MTX.

Stock Date P/S P/B P/E EV/EBIT
MTX 2023-12-29 1.1 1.5 36.1 21.8
MTX 2023-12-28 1.1 1.5 36.5 22.0
MTX 2023-12-27 1.1 1.5 36.1 21.8
MTX 2023-12-26 1.1 1.4 35.7 21.6
MTX 2023-12-22 1.0 1.4 35.2 21.4
MTX 2023-12-21 1.0 1.4 34.6 21.2

MTX Growth Metrics

    Its 4 year net cashflow from operations growth rate is now at 19.38%.
  • The 5 year price growth rate now stands at -45.47%.
  • The year over year net income to common stockholders growth rate now stands at 48.28%.
Over the past 34 months, MTX's revenue has gone up $354,700,000.

The table below shows MTX's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).

Date Revenue Operating Cash Flow Net Income to Common Stock
2022-12-31 2,125.5 105.7 122.2
2022-09-30 2,094.9 132.9 143.6
2022-06-30 2,026.2 147.6 171.6
2022-03-31 1,924.8 181.8 168.6
2021-12-31 1,858.3 232.4 164.4
2021-09-30 1,813.2 255.3 154.3

MTX's Quality Factors

The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.
  • MTX has a Quality Grade of B, ranking ahead of 84.51% of graded US stocks.
  • MTX's asset turnover comes in at 0.536 -- ranking 55th of 89 Chemicals stocks.
  • HXL, APD, and IOSP are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with MTX.

The table below shows MTX's key quality metrics over time.

Period Asset Turnover Gross Margin ROIC
2021-07-04 0.536 0.253 0.085
2021-04-04 0.514 0.252 0.072
2020-12-31 0.508 0.254 0.073
2020-09-27 0.515 0.251 0.072
2020-06-28 0.538 0.249 0.075
2020-03-29 0.569 0.247 0.081

MTX Price Target

For more insight on analysts targets of MTX, see our MTX price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.

Average Price Target $94.25 Average Broker Recommendation 1.5 (Moderate Buy)

Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTX) Company Bio


Minerals Technologies develops, produces and markets a broad range of specialty mineral, mineral-based and synthetic mineral products and related systems and services. The company serves the paper, foundry, steel, environmental, energy, polymer and consumer products industries. The company was founded in 1968 and is based in New York, New York.


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Latest MTX News From Around the Web

Below are the latest news stories about MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC that investors may wish to consider to help them evaluate MTX as an investment opportunity.

An Intrinsic Calculation For Minerals Technologies Inc. (NYSE:MTX) Suggests It's 47% Undervalued

Key Insights The projected fair value for Minerals Technologies is US$124 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity...

Yahoo | December 16, 2023

All You Need to Know About Minerals Technologies (MTX) Rating Upgrade to Buy

Minerals Technologies (MTX) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.

Yahoo | December 12, 2023

Should Value Investors Buy Minerals Technologies (MTX) Stock?

Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.

Yahoo | December 12, 2023

Sidoti Events, LLC's Virtual December Small-Cap Conference

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / December 5, 2023 / Sidoti Events, LLC, an affiliate of Sidoti & Company, LLC, has released the presentation schedule and weblinks for its two-day December Small-Cap Conference taking place Wednesday and Thursday, December ...

Yahoo | December 5, 2023

Barretts Minerals Fights to Keep Bankruptcy Case in Texas

Talc supplier Barretts Minerals is challenging an effort by creditors, including tort claimants, to move its chapter 11 bankruptcy case from Texas to Montana, where the business is based.

Yahoo | November 28, 2023

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MTX Price Returns

1-mo -0.77%
3-mo 6.35%
6-mo 31.82%
1-year 27.70%
3-year -6.47%
5-year 21.33%
YTD 0.89%
2023 17.96%
2022 -16.73%
2021 18.07%
2020 8.20%
2019 12.68%

MTX Dividends

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