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#9 MTRN — MATERION Corp

B_VCP_DEVELOPING | as of 2026-09-18 | automated relative priority, not a published Minervini point formula

Relative priority52.00
RS rating90.55
Fundamental strength90.00
VCP score79.37
Pivot distance3.72%
AV confirmation100.00%partial
Technical chart for MTRN

Trend Template

price_above_sma150_and_sma200PASS
sma150_above_sma200PASS
sma200_rising_1mPASS
sma50_above_sma150_and_sma200PASS
price_above_sma50PASS
price_at_least_30pct_above_52w_lowPASS
price_within_25pct_of_52w_highPASS
rs_rating_at_least_70PASS

Trend Template metrics

close251.53
sma50247.80
sma150211.01
sma200192.11
sma200_1m_ago178.26
pct_above_52w_low130.24
pct_below_52w_high17.37
rs_rating90.55

VCP conditions

coherent_contraction_sequencePASS
enough_contractionsPASS
successive_ranges_inside_firstPASS
successive_depths_contractingPASS
final_contraction_tightPASS
base_depth_okPASS
resistance_area_tightFAIL
volume_dryupFAIL
atr_contractingPASS
price_tightFAIL
near_pivotPASS

VCP metrics

num_contractions3.00
contraction_depths_pct[25.89, 13.02, 10.09]
depth_ratios_vs_prior[0.503, 0.775]
target_depth_ratio_roughly_half0.50
max_allowed_depth_ratio0.80
base_high304.40
base_low225.58
base_depth_pct25.89
base_duration_weeks6.30
resistance_spread_pct14.68
volume_dryup_ratio_10d_vs_50d0.84
atr_pct_recent4.44
atr_pct_prior6.50
atr_contraction_ratio0.68
tight_10d_range_pct11.23
raw_contraction_count9.00
raw_depths_pct[8.42, 15.57, 10.24, 19.02, 11.8, 26.65, 25.89, 13.02, 10.09]
final_trough_age_bars3.00
selection_reasoncoherent_current_sequence
pivot_price261.24
distance_to_pivot_pct3.72
vcp_score_pct79.37
is_vcp_candidatePASS
breakout_on_volumeFAIL

Price / volume

return_1m_pct2.63
return_3m_pct-8.47
return_6m_pct85.97
return_12m_pct115.11
weighted_12m_momentum20.27
range_10d_pct11.23
range_20d_pct15.81
avg_volume_50d324,054
dollar_volume_50d81.51M
up_down_volume_ratio_50d1.06
accumulation_days_20d5.00
distribution_days_20d1.00

Fundamental overlay criteria

eps_growth_minimumPASS
sales_growth_positive_or_betterPASS
core_data_coveragePASS
eps_acceleratingPASS
sales_acceleratingPASS
gross_margin_improvingFAIL
operating_margin_improvingFAIL

Minervini-oriented SEC fundamentals

eps_growth_yoy_pct52.07
eps_previous_q_yoy_growth_pct8.23
eps_acceleration_pts43.83
eps_annual_growth_pct1,179
eps_cagr_3y_pct-4.73
sales_growth_yoy_pct42.22
sales_previous_q_yoy_growth_pct30.81
sales_acceleration_pts11.41
sales_annual_growth_pct6.04
sales_cagr_3y_pct0.56
gross_margin_pct17.00
operating_margin_pct8.42
pretax_margin_pct7.25
net_margin_pct6.31
gross_margin_yoy_change_pts-2.15
operating_margin_yoy_change_pts-0.11
roe_latest_fy_pct8.26
current_ratio2.94
debt_to_equity_pct46.05
cash_to_debt0.04
shares_outstanding20.83M
adjusted_eps_growth_yoy_pct—
earnings_surprise_pct—
eps_estimate_revision_30d_pct—
analyst_count—
institutional_ownership_pct—
institutional_qoq_change_pct—
management_guidance_revision_pct—

SEC data quality

core_coverage_pct100.00
missing_core_metrics[]
selected_sec_tags{"accounts_payable": "us-gaap:AccountsPayableCurrent", "accounts_receivable": "us-gaap:AccountsReceivableNetCurrent", "capex": "us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment", "cash": "us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue", "cost_of_revenue": "us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold", "current_assets": "us-gaap:AssetsCurrent", "current_liabilities": "us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent", "dividends_paid": "us-gaap:PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock", "eps_basic": "us-gaap:EarningsPerShareBasic", "eps_diluted": "us-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted", "equity": "us-gaap:StockholdersEquity", "gross_profit": "us-gaap:GrossProfit", "inventory": "us-gaap:InventoryNet", "long_term_debt": "us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent", "long_term_debt_current": "us-gaap:LongTermDebtCurrent", "net_income": "us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss", "operating_cash_flow": "us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities", "operating_income": "us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss", "pretax_income": "us-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest", "r_and_d": "us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense", "revenue": "us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax", "sga": "us-gaap:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense", "share_repurchases": "us-gaap:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock", "shares_outstanding": "dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding", "short_term_debt": "us-gaap:ShortTermBorrowings", "short_term_investments": null, "stock_based_comp": "us-gaap:ShareBasedCompensation", "total_assets": "us-gaap:Assets", "total_liabilities": null, "weighted_avg_diluted_shares": "us-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding"}
unavailable_canonical_concepts["short_term_investments", "total_liabilities"]
warnings["Standalone Q4 income/EPS can be absent because 10-K statements are annual.", "Company-specific extension tags are not returned by CompanyFacts.", "Non-GAAP EPS, guidance, 13F ownership, Form 4 activity, and analyst estimates are separate modules."]

Reporting periods

latest_quarter_end2026-07-03
latest_quarter_filed2026-08-05
latest_fiscal_year_end2025-12-31
latest_balance_sheet_end2026-07-03

Company metadata

symbolMTRN
cik1.10M
company_nameMATERION Corp
exchange—
sic3,460
sic_descriptionMetal Forgings & Stampings
fiscal_year_end1,231
as_of2026-09-20
sourceSEC EDGAR CompanyFacts + Submissions

Alpha Vantage enrichment

latest_reported_date2026-08-05
latest_reported_eps1.90
latest_estimated_eps1.55
latest_earnings_surprise_pct22.58
avg_earnings_surprise_4q_pct4.95
positive_earnings_surprises_4q2.00
earnings_surprise_quarters_available4.00
reported_eps_yoy_growth_pct38.69
institutional.total_institutional_holders449.00
institutional.total_institutional_shares22.73M
institutional.holders_with_increased_holdings240.00
institutional.holders_with_decreased_holdings161.00
institutional.holders_with_unchanged_holdings48.00
institutional_holder_rows449.00
institutional_total_shares22.73M
endpoints_returned["EARNINGS", "INSTITUTIONAL_HOLDINGS"]
institutional_ownership_pct109.09

Alpha Vantage confirmation screen

latest_earnings_surprise_positivePASS
average_4q_earnings_surprise_positivePASS
positive_surprise_quartersPASS
analyst_coverage_present—
eps_revision_breadth_nonnegative_30d—
institutional_sponsorship_presentPASS

Alpha Vantage screen summary

statuscomplete
confirmation_score_pct100.00
available_criteria4.00
noteInformational post-Exp0 confirmation only; not part of validated Exp0 selection/ranking.

Alpha Vantage endpoint status

EARNINGScache_available
EARNINGS_ESTIMATESpending
INSTITUTIONAL_HOLDINGScache_available

Accepted VCP contractions

peak_datepeak_pricetrough_datetrough_pricedepth_pctdepth_ratio_vs_priorbars
2026-08-05304.402026-08-21225.5825.89—12.00
2026-08-28259.702026-09-01225.8913.020.502.00
2026-09-09261.242026-09-15234.8710.090.784.00

Recent SEC filings

formfiling_dateaccession_numberprimary_document
10-Q2026-08-050001104657-26-000044mtrn-20260703.htm
8-K2026-08-050001104657-26-000042mtrn-20260805.htm
8-K2026-05-070001104657-26-000031mtrn-20260507.htm
10-Q2026-04-290001104657-26-000029mtrn-20260403.htm
8-K2026-04-290001104657-26-000026mtrn-20260429.htm
10-K2026-02-120001104657-26-000011mtrn-20251231.htm
8-K2026-02-120001104657-26-000006mtrn-20260212.htm
8-K2026-01-230001104657-26-000002mtrn-20260123.htm
8-K2025-12-110001104657-25-000207mtrn-20251209.htm
10-Q2025-10-300001104657-25-000191mtrn-20250926.htm
8-K2025-10-290001104657-25-000186mtrn-20251029.htm
8-K2025-08-210001104657-25-000164mtrn-20250820.htm

SEPA factors not covered by SEC + Yahoo

These remain manual or require another provider/module and are deliberately not guessed: