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Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTX)

Basic Materials | Specialty Chemicals | New York, United States | NYSE
72.32 USD +0.14 (0.194%) ⇧ (July 14, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:22 a.m. EDT

The investment case for Minerals Technologies is currently fractured by a severe disconnect between its underlying business quality and its recent price performance. Fundamentally, the company remains a high-quality operator with robust cash generation, a fortress-like balance sheet, and a payout ratio that is comfortably sustainable. However, the market has punished the stock relentlessly over the last decade, resulting in a nearly flat trajectory over the trailing nine-year period. This multi-year stagnation, capped by a single year of decline, suggests the market views the business as trapped or facing structural headwinds that current management cannot yet overcome. While the valuation appears cheap relative to historical norms, the lack of a sustained recovery in share price makes it difficult to assign a strong buy rating. The recent price action shows some resilience, holding above the 200-day moving average, but the overwhelming trend remains negative. For income investors, the yield is modest and insufficient to offset the capital erosion risk. The stock represents a classic 'value trap' scenario where the cheap price reflects real concerns about future growth rather than a simple margin of safety.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.037589
AutoETS0.038236
MSTL0.044422
AutoTheta0.064618

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 4.05
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.965
Excess Kurtosis -0.14
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-01
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-01
Debt to Equity Ratio 54.851
Revenue per Share 68.25
Market Cap 2,242,551,552
Trailing P/E 14.21
Forward P/E 10.14
Beta 1.15
Profit Margins 7.60%
Website https://www.mineralstech.com

As of July 11, 2026, 6:22 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume at the $70 strike for August expiration, creating a significant barrier just below current prices. Call interest is sparse and concentrated further out at the $90 strike, indicating limited immediate bullish conviction despite the stock trading above its 200-day average.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.16% 0.72% 0.63% 0.50%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-02 0.1200 0.156904
2026-02-13 0.1200 0.164451
2025-10-30 0.1200 0.217234
2025-08-15 0.1100 0.181130
2025-05-30 0.1100 0.193730
2025-02-14 0.1100 0.153610
2024-10-31 0.1100 0.146102
2024-08-16 0.1000 0.134916
2024-05-31 0.1000 0.115274
2024-02-14 0.1000 0.141223
2023-10-31 0.1000 0.184980
2023-08-17 0.0500 0.086866
2023-05-31 0.0500 0.089912
2023-02-15 0.0500 0.080736
2022-11-01 0.0500 0.090909
2022-08-18 0.0500 0.075804
2022-06-01 0.0500 0.074906
2022-02-16 0.0500 0.070294
2021-11-02 0.0500 0.067259
2021-08-19 0.0500 0.066007
2021-06-02 0.0500 0.058603
2021-02-18 0.0500 0.073692
2020-10-30 0.0500 0.091424
2020-08-20 0.0500 0.097295
2020-05-27 0.0500 0.094518
2020-02-13 0.0500 0.088637
2019-11-01 0.0500 0.094003
2019-08-22 0.0500 0.103242
2019-05-29 0.0500 0.093510
2019-02-14 0.0500 0.087123
2018-11-23 0.0500 0.090629
2018-08-23 0.0500 0.073692
2018-05-30 0.0500 0.067613
2018-02-15 0.0500 0.070373
2017-11-24 0.0500 0.069252
2017-08-23 0.0500 0.078493
2017-05-26 0.0500 0.068729
2017-02-15 0.0500 0.063091
2016-11-23 0.0500 0.061920
2016-08-24 0.0500 0.071510
2016-05-24 0.0500 0.086580
2016-02-17 0.0500 0.105552
2015-11-23 0.0500 0.083528
2015-08-25 0.0500 0.107089
2015-05-22 0.0500 0.073964
2015-02-18 0.0500 0.069881
2014-11-25 0.0500 0.065479
2014-08-26 0.0500 0.079466
2014-05-23 0.0500 0.079808
2014-02-19 0.0500 0.095347
2013-11-26 0.0500 0.084019
2013-08-27 0.0500 0.111857
2013-05-24 0.0500 0.117564
2013-02-20 0.0500 0.122639
2012-12-19 0.0500 0.130039
2012-08-28 0.0250 0.074427
2012-05-25 0.0250 0.078186
2012-02-22 0.0250 0.075415
2011-11-28 0.0250 0.092013
2011-08-29 0.0250 0.084118
2011-05-26 0.0250 0.076429
2011-02-23 0.0250 0.079039
2010-11-29 0.0250 0.081142
2010-08-30 0.0250 0.095057
2010-05-27 0.0250 0.092473
2010-02-24 0.0250 0.102543
2009-11-27 0.0250 0.094340
2009-08-31 0.0250 0.111508
2009-05-29 0.0250 0.127812
2009-02-25 0.0250 0.160720
2008-11-03 0.0250 0.086972
2008-08-27 0.0250 0.075666
2008-05-21 0.0250 0.071788
2008-02-26 0.0250 0.078101
2007-11-05 0.0250 0.072706
2007-08-29 0.0250 0.074638
2007-05-23 0.0250 0.077785
2007-02-27 0.0250 0.081579
2006-11-06 0.0250 0.090926
2006-08-30 0.0250 0.096376
2006-05-24 0.0250 0.088090
2006-02-28 0.0250 0.093406
2005-11-04 0.0250 0.091224
2005-08-31 0.0250 0.082034
2005-05-25 0.0250 0.074683
2005-03-01 0.0250 0.078493
2004-11-08 0.0250 0.081659
2004-09-01 0.0250 0.089397
2004-05-26 0.0250 0.087596
2004-03-02 0.0250 0.088952
2003-11-03 0.0125 0.045413
2003-09-03 0.0125 0.048819
2003-05-21 0.0125 0.055249
2003-03-04 0.0125 0.066578
2002-11-01 0.0125 0.055630
2002-09-04 0.0125 0.063841
2002-05-22 0.0125 0.047161
2002-03-04 0.0125 0.048188
2001-11-01 0.0125 0.060739
2001-09-04 0.0125 0.057458
2001-05-23 0.0125 0.059467
2001-03-02 0.0125 0.067586
2000-11-01 0.0125 0.079840
2000-09-01 0.0125 0.047962
2000-05-24 0.0125 0.053691
2000-03-02 0.0125 0.065789
1999-11-01 0.0125 0.058565
1999-09-09 0.0050 0.020645
1999-09-01 0.0125 0.050251
1999-05-26 0.0125 0.048662
1999-03-03 0.0125 0.057720
1998-11-24 0.0125 0.057971
1998-09-02 0.0125 0.066778
1998-05-27 0.0125 0.047904
1998-02-25 0.0125 0.053121
1997-11-13 0.0125 0.060976
1997-09-08 0.0125 0.059791
1997-05-08 0.0125 0.071429
1997-02-06 0.0125 0.064725
1996-11-08 0.0125 0.061728
1996-08-30 0.0125 0.065574
1996-05-09 0.0125 0.065789
1996-02-08 0.0125 0.076046
1995-11-13 0.0125 0.061538
1995-09-01 0.0125 0.068729
1995-05-09 0.0125 0.075472
1995-02-07 0.0125 0.084746
1994-11-09 0.0125 0.086957
1994-08-31 0.0125 0.083333
1994-05-10 0.0125 0.093458
1994-02-08 0.0125 0.090909
1993-11-09 0.0125 0.082645
1993-08-31 0.0125 0.086207
1993-05-10 0.0125 0.085470
1993-02-08 0.0125 0.101010
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.48
dividendYield 0.66
exDividendDate 2026-06-02
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.46
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0063729566
lastDividendValue 0.12
lastDividendDate 2026-06-02
dividendDate 2026-06-18

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.2678728
Address1 622 Third Avenue
Address2 38th Floor
All Time High 90.3
All Time Low 8.0625
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 1.3 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 232,290
Average Daily Volume3 Month 235,419
Average Volume 235,419
Average Volume10Days 232,290
Beta 1.147
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 4
Book Value 55.729
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 72.32
Current Ratio 2.126
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 73.195
Day Low 71.8701
Debt To Equity 54.851
Display Name Minerals
Dividend Date 1,781,740,800
Dividend Rate 0.48
Dividend Yield 0.66
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,528,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,528,000
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,441,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,441,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,441,600
Ebitda 384,000,000
Ebitda Margins 0.18048
Enterprise To Ebitda 7.606
Enterprise To Revenue 1.373
Enterprise Value 2,920,851,712
Eps Current Year 6.2725
Eps Forward 7.135
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.09
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,780,358,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 76.7114
Fifty Day Average Change -4.391403
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.05724577
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 26.787281
Fifty Two Week High 84.34
Fifty Two Week High Change -12.019997
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.14251834
Fifty Two Week Low 53.94
Fifty Two Week Low Change 18.380001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.340749
Fifty Two Week Range 53.94 - 84.34
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 719,847,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.45
Float Shares 30,542,363
Forward Eps 7.135
Forward P E 10.135949
Free Cashflow 85,250,000
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 4,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.24886
Gross Profits 529,500,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01253
Held Percent Institutions 1.01498
Implied Shares Outstanding 31,008,734
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 1,780,358,400
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 2,242,551,552
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_320303
Most Recent Quarter 1,775,347,200
Net Income To Common 161,800,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,238,210,420
Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Open 72.69
Operating Cashflow 230,200,000
Operating Margins 0.12342
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.0904
Peg Ratio 2.22
Phone 212 878 1800
Previous Close 72.18
Price Eps Current Year 11.529693
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.2977085
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.0539793
Profit Margins 0.07604
Quick Ratio 1.351
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.25
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.139999
Regular Market Change Percent 0.193959
Regular Market Day High 73.195
Regular Market Day Low 71.8701
Regular Market Day Range 71.8701 - 73.195
Regular Market Open 72.69
Regular Market Previous Close 72.18
Regular Market Price 72.32
Regular Market Time 1,784,059,202
Regular Market Volume 184,098
Return On Assets 0.053049996
Return On Equity 0.09793
Revenue Growth 0.112
Revenue Per Share 68.25
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 31,008,734
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0234
Shares Short 725,414
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 416,656
Short Name Minerals Technologies Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0385
Short Ratio 2.65
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol MTX
Target High Price 105.0
Target Low Price 90.0
Target Mean Price 94.25
Target Median Price 91.0
Total Cash 321,300,000
Total Cash Per Share 10.362
Total Debt 966,200,000
Total Revenue 2,127,699,968
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.46
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0063729566
Trailing Eps 5.09
Trailing P E 14.208251
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 67.80345
Two Hundred Day Average Change 4.516548
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.06661236
Type Disp Equity
Volume 184,098
Website https://www.mineralstech.com
Zip 10,017-6707