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Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTX)

Basic Materials | Specialty Chemicals | New York, United States | NYSE
72.79 USD +1.04 (1.449%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 3:45 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:59 p.m. EDT

Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTX) is currently in a volatile but range-bound phase, with recent price action showing a mix of upward and downward movements. While the stock has shown resilience near its 50-day average, its fundamentals are mixed, with negative profit margins and a low dividend yield. The recent news about analyst upgrades and board changes could provide some momentum, but the overall risk profile remains moderate. For short-term traders, the stock may present a buy-the-dip opportunity, but the long-term outlook is uncertain due to weak earnings growth and a lack of strong dividend sustainability. Investors should closely monitor earnings reports and analyst sentiment for potential shifts in direction.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.038461
MSTL0.046299
AutoETS0.048409
AutoARIMA0.069283

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 72%
H-stat 1.26
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.353
Excess Kurtosis -0.80
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-02-12
Last Dividend Date 2026-02-12
Debt to Equity Ratio 57.85
Revenue per Share 66.006
Market Cap 2,260,026,368
Forward P/E 10.39
Beta 1.19
Profit Margins -0.89%
Website https://www.mineralstech.com

As of April 11, 2026, 3:59 p.m. EDT: Options activity shows mixed signals. For the near-term (April 17), there's limited positioning with only one in-the-money call, indicating cautious sentiment. On May 15, there's higher volume and open interest in both calls and puts, with significant strikes around 70 and 75, suggesting a range-bound or slightly bullish outlook. The puts on May 15 have low volume but some open interest at lower strikes, which could indicate limited downside protection. For August 21, there's minimal activity, with a notable put at 85, implying some speculation of a potential upward move. Overall, options speculators are not strongly bullish or bearish, with a cautious to neutral stance.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.16% 0.76% 0.61% 0.48%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-02-13 0.1200 0.164451
2025-10-30 0.1200 0.217589
2025-08-15 0.1100 0.181822
2025-05-30 0.1100 0.194818
2025-02-14 0.1100 0.154766
2024-10-31 0.1100 0.147421
2024-08-16 0.1000 0.136331
2024-05-31 0.1000 0.116639
2024-02-14 0.1000 0.143062
2023-10-31 0.1000 0.187659
2023-08-17 0.0500 0.088287
2023-05-31 0.0500 0.091463
2023-02-15 0.0500 0.082202
2022-11-01 0.0500 0.092635
2022-08-18 0.0500 0.077313
2022-06-01 0.0500 0.076456
2022-02-16 0.0500 0.071802
2021-11-02 0.0500 0.068750
2021-08-19 0.0500 0.067517
2021-06-02 0.0500 0.059982
2021-02-18 0.0500 0.075469
2020-10-30 0.0500 0.093699
2020-08-20 0.0500 0.099806
2020-05-27 0.0500 0.097051
2020-02-13 0.0500 0.091103
2019-11-01 0.0500 0.096703
2019-08-22 0.0500 0.106315
2019-05-29 0.0500 0.096394
2019-02-14 0.0500 0.089894
2018-11-23 0.0500 0.093592
2018-08-23 0.0500 0.076170
2018-05-30 0.0500 0.069938
2018-02-15 0.0500 0.072843
2017-11-24 0.0500 0.071734
2017-08-23 0.0500 0.081362
2017-05-26 0.0500 0.071297
2017-02-15 0.0500 0.065494
2016-11-23 0.0500 0.064318
2016-08-24 0.0500 0.074327
2016-05-24 0.0500 0.090054
2016-02-17 0.0500 0.109885
2015-11-23 0.0500 0.087051
2015-08-25 0.0500 0.111698
2015-05-22 0.0500 0.077229
2015-02-18 0.0500 0.073018
2014-11-25 0.0500 0.068467
2014-08-26 0.0500 0.083146
2014-05-23 0.0500 0.083571
2014-02-19 0.0500 0.099923
2013-11-26 0.0500 0.088134
2013-08-27 0.0500 0.117435
2013-05-24 0.0500 0.123559
2013-02-20 0.0500 0.129045
2012-12-19 0.0500 0.136993
2012-08-28 0.0250 0.078508
2012-05-25 0.0250 0.082536
2012-02-22 0.0250 0.079672
2011-11-28 0.0250 0.097281
2011-08-29 0.0250 0.089020
2011-05-26 0.0250 0.080954
2011-02-23 0.0250 0.083783
2010-11-29 0.0250 0.086080
2010-08-30 0.0250 0.100923
2010-05-27 0.0250 0.098272
2010-02-24 0.0250 0.109080
2009-11-27 0.0250 0.100458
2009-08-31 0.0250 0.118849
2009-05-29 0.0250 0.136376
2009-02-25 0.0250 0.171714
2008-11-03 0.0250 0.093067
2008-08-27 0.0250 0.081040
2008-05-21 0.0250 0.076945
2008-02-26 0.0250 0.083772
2007-11-05 0.0250 0.078047
2007-08-29 0.0250 0.080180
2007-05-23 0.0250 0.083625
2007-02-27 0.0250 0.087769
2006-11-06 0.0250 0.097903
2006-08-30 0.0250 0.103867
2006-05-24 0.0250 0.095029
2006-02-28 0.0250 0.100853
2005-11-04 0.0250 0.098589
2005-08-31 0.0250 0.088738
2005-05-25 0.0250 0.080853
2005-03-01 0.0250 0.085041
2004-11-08 0.0250 0.088542
2004-09-01 0.0250 0.097011
2004-05-26 0.0250 0.095141
2004-03-02 0.0250 0.096699
2003-11-03 0.0125 0.049413
2003-09-03 0.0125 0.053142
2003-05-21 0.0125 0.060171
2003-03-04 0.0125 0.072549
2002-11-01 0.0125 0.060659
2002-09-04 0.0125 0.069652
2002-05-22 0.0125 0.051487
2002-03-04 0.0125 0.052633
2001-11-01 0.0125 0.066374
2001-09-04 0.0125 0.062828
2001-05-23 0.0125 0.065062
2001-03-02 0.0125 0.073988
2000-11-01 0.0125 0.087462
2000-09-01 0.0125 0.052582
2000-05-24 0.0125 0.058892
2000-03-02 0.0125 0.072201
1999-11-01 0.0125 0.064313
1999-09-09 0.0050 0.022684
1999-09-01 0.0125 0.055226
1999-05-26 0.0125 0.053507
1999-03-03 0.0125 0.063497
1998-11-24 0.0125 0.063810
1998-09-02 0.0125 0.073546
1998-05-27 0.0125 0.052794
1998-02-25 0.0125 0.058572
1997-11-13 0.0125 0.067269
1997-09-08 0.0125 0.066002
1997-05-08 0.0125 0.078896
1997-02-06 0.0125 0.071541
1996-11-08 0.0125 0.068275
1996-08-30 0.0125 0.072574
1996-05-09 0.0125 0.072860
1996-02-08 0.0125 0.084274
1995-11-13 0.0125 0.068248
1995-09-01 0.0125 0.076269
1995-05-09 0.0125 0.083810
1995-02-07 0.0125 0.094178
1994-11-09 0.0125 0.096716
1994-08-31 0.0125 0.092766
1994-05-10 0.0125 0.104127
1994-02-08 0.0125 0.101381
1993-11-09 0.0125 0.092249
1993-08-31 0.0125 0.096304
1993-05-10 0.0125 0.095565
1993-02-08 0.0125 0.113036
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.48
dividendYield 0.67
exDividendDate 2026-02-13
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.45
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0062717767
lastDividendValue 0.12
lastDividendDate 2026-02-13
dividendDate 2026-03-06

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.28170776
Address1 622 Third Avenue
Address2 38th Floor
All Time High 90.3
All Time Low 8.0625
Ask 72.83
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 152,580
Average Daily Volume3 Month 208,819
Average Volume 208,819
Average Volume10Days 152,580
Beta 1.194
Bid 72.66
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 4
Book Value 55.21
City New York
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 72.79
Current Ratio 2.081
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 74.545
Day Low 72.59
Debt To Equity 57.85
Display Name Minerals
Dividend Date 1,772,755,200
Dividend Rate 0.48
Dividend Yield 0.67
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,647,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,647,600
Earnings Growth -0.288
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.311
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,579,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,579,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,579,200
Ebitda 378,300,000
Ebitda Margins 0.18252
Enterprise To Ebitda 7.781
Enterprise To Revenue 1.42
Enterprise Value 2,943,635,968
Eps Current Year 6.195
Eps Forward 7.005
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -0.59
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,770,940,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 70.5166
Fifty Day Average Change 2.2733994
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.032239206
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 28.170776
Fifty Two Week High 75.3
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.5100021
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.03333336
Fifty Two Week Low 49.54
Fifty Two Week Low Change 23.25
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.4693177
Fifty Two Week Range 49.54 - 75.3
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 719,847,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.44
Float Shares 30,582,235
Forward Eps 7.005
Forward P E 10.3911495
Free Cashflow 269,300,000
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 3,782
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.24993
Gross Profits 518,000,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.012519999
Held Percent Institutions 0.99566
Implied Shares Outstanding 31,048,585
Industry Specialty Chemicals
Industry Disp Specialty Chemicals
Industry Key specialty-chemicals
Ir Website http://investors.mineralstech.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=82665&p=irol-IRHome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,770,940,800
Last Dividend Value 0.12
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,355,270,400
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Minerals Technologies Inc. develops, produces, and markets various mineral, mineral-based products and services. The company operates through two segments, Consumer & Specialties, and Engineered Solutions segments. The Consumer & Specialties segment offers household and personal care products, such as cat litter under the SIVO brand name, personal care, fabric care, edible oil and renewable fluid purification, animal health, and agricultural products; and specialty additives products, including precipitated calcium carbonate and ground calcium carbonate products that are used in the paper, paperboard, and fiber-based packaging industries, as well as automotive, construction, consumer markets, and packaging applications. The Engineered Solutions segment provides high-temperature technology products consisting of custom-blended mineral and non-mineral products for casting auto and heavy truck parts, agriculture and construction equipment, municipal, infrastructure and other industrial castings markets; and environmental and infrastructure products comprising geosynthetic clay lining systems, vapor intrusion mitigation products, sub surface waterproofing systems, green roofs, wastewater remediation, drinking water purification technologies, and drilling products. In addition, this segment offers gunnable monolithic refractory products and application systems; monolithic refractory materials and pre-cast refractory shapes; refractory shapes and linings; carbon composites and pyrolitic graphite under PYROID brand; and filtration and well testing services. It markets its products primarily through its direct sales force, as well as regional distributors. The company operates in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Minerals Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Long Name Minerals Technologies Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 2,260,026,368
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_320303
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common -18,400,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,226,223,412
Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Open 72.38
Operating Cashflow 193,700,000
Operating Margins 0.12800999
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 43.0
Peg Ratio 2.22
Phone 212 878 1800
Previous Close 71.75
Price Eps Current Year 11.749798
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.3184206
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.0904305
Profit Margins -0.008880001
Quick Ratio 1.319
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.0400009
Regular Market Change Percent 1.4494786
Regular Market Day High 74.545
Regular Market Day Low 72.59
Regular Market Day Range 72.59 - 74.545
Regular Market Open 72.38
Regular Market Previous Close 71.75
Regular Market Price 72.79
Regular Market Time 1,776,455,128
Regular Market Volume 79,183
Return On Assets 0.05229
Return On Equity -0.007929999
Revenue Growth 0.003
Revenue Per Share 66.006
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 31,027,504
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0159
Shares Short 494,233
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 428,974
Short Name Minerals Technologies Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.026199998
Short Ratio 2.09
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol MTX
Target High Price 100.0
Target Low Price 75.0
Target Mean Price 87.25
Target Median Price 87.0
Total Cash 332,600,000
Total Cash Per Share 10.712
Total Debt 1,012,200,000
Total Revenue 2,072,600,064
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.45
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0062717767
Trailing Eps -0.59
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 63.3769
Two Hundred Day Average Change 9.413101
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.14852574
Type Disp Equity
Volume 79,183
Website https://www.mineralstech.com
Zip 10,017-6707