Materion (NYSE:MTRN) and Blackstone Minerals (OTCMKTS:BLSTF) Head to Head Survey

Blackstone Minerals (OTCMKTS:BLSTF) and Materion (NYSE:MTRN) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

93.6% of Materion shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Materion shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Blackstone Minerals and Materion’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blackstone Minerals	N/A	N/A	N/A
Materion	4.19%	12.36%	6.41%

Risk & Volatility

Blackstone Minerals has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Materion has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Blackstone Minerals and Materion”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blackstone Minerals	$20,000.00	595.00	-$6.30 million	N/A	N/A
Materion	$1.79 billion	1.58	$74.82 million	$3.59	37.96

Materion has higher revenue and earnings than Blackstone Minerals.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Blackstone Minerals and Materion, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blackstone Minerals	0	0	0	0	0.00
Materion	0	2	1	0	2.33

Materion has a consensus price target of $170.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.75%. Given Materion’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Materion is more favorable than Blackstone Minerals.

Summary

Materion beats Blackstone Minerals on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Blackstone Minerals

Blackstone Minerals Limited engages in the exploration and development of mineral properties. The company primarily explores for nickel, cobalt, copper, gold, platinum, manganese, and palladium deposits. It holds a 100% interest in the Gold Bridge project, which covers an area of 367 square kilometers located in the British Columbia, Canada. The company also holds a 90% interest in the Ta Khoa project located in Son La Province, Vietnam. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in West Perth, Australia.

About Materion

Materion Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, produces advanced engineered materials used in semiconductor, industrial, aerospace and defense, automotive, energy, consumer electronics, and telecom and data center in the United States, Asia, Europe, and internationally. The company operates in four segments: Performance Materials, Electronic Materials, Precision Optics, and Other. The company provides advanced engineered solutions comprising beryllium and non-beryllium containing alloy systems and custom engineered parts in strip, bulk, rod, plate, bar, tube, and other customized shapes; engineering and product development services; alloyed metals, beryllium products, and beryllium hydroxide; precision strip, rod, and wire products, as well as engineered strip metal products; and ToughMet alloys and SupremEX aluminum silicon carbide metal matrix composite formulation products. It operates the bertrandite ore mine and refinery located in Utah that provides feedstock hydroxide for its beryllium businesses and external sale. In addition, it produces advanced chemicals, microelectronics packaging, precious metal, non-precious metal, and specialty metal products, including vapor deposition targets, frame lid assemblies, clad and precious metal pre-forms, high temperature braze materials, and ultra-pure wire. Further, the company designs and produces precision thin film coatings, optical filters, and assemblies. The company sells its products directly from its facilities, as well as through company-owned service centers, outside distributors, agents, direct sales offices, and independent sales representatives. The company was formerly known as Brush Engineered Materials Inc. and changed its name to Materion Corporation in March 2011. Materion Corporation was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.