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Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTX)

Basic Materials | Specialty Chemicals | New York, United States | NYSE
63.40 USD +0.29 (0.460%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 2:57 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 11:28 a.m. EDT

The investment case here is fraught with contradictions. Fundamentally, the company is a value trap: despite trading at a low forward P/E, it is generating negative earnings and negative ROE, with a massive debt load relative to equity. The multi-year price trajectory confirms this deterioration, showing a cumulative decline of nearly 17% over the last nine years, capped by a sharp drop last year. While the dividend yield looks attractive at roughly 0.75%, the payout ratio is dangerously low, suggesting the board is cutting checks while the business burns cash, rather than distributing sustainable free cash flow. Technically, the stock is trapped below its 50-day and 200-day averages, indicating persistent selling pressure. The recent price action shows a steady grind lower, failing to find support. Although analysts offer a 'strong buy' rating with a target price significantly higher than current levels, this optimism appears disconnected from the reality of the deteriorating fundamentals and the heavy put positioning seen in the options chain. The statistical forecast also leans slightly negative for the coming month. Until the earnings turnaround is proven and the debt burden is addressed, this remains a speculative hold rather than a core investment.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.041594
AutoETS0.061838
AutoARIMA0.062583
MSTL0.062714

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 56%
H-stat 15.48
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.594
Excess Kurtosis -0.75
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-13
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-13
Debt to Equity Ratio 61.194
Revenue per Share 69.042
Market Cap 1,973,563,520
Forward P/E 9.22
Beta 1.12
Profit Margins -3.13%
Website https://www.mineralstech.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 11:28 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume at the $65 strike for the November expiration, creating a significant barrier just above current prices. While there is some call interest further out at $80 and $100, the immediate options flow suggests a fear of downside support breaking rather than a bullish breakout attempt.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.16% 0.70% 0.65% 0.52%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-14 0.1200 0.164429
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
dividendYield 0.75
exDividendDate 2026-08-14
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.47
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.007447314
lastDividendValue 0.12
lastDividendDate 2026-08-14
dividendDate 2026-09-04

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.05995965
Address1 622 Third Avenue
Address2 38th Floor
All Time High 90.3
All Time Low 8.0625
Ask 63.53
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 1.3 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 185,080
Average Daily Volume3 Month 204,442
Average Volume 204,442
Average Volume10Days 185,080
Beta 1.122
Bid 63.34
Bid Size 300
Board Risk 4
Book Value 49.629
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 63.4
Current Ratio 1.429
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 64.36
Day Low 63.2911
Debt To Equity 61.194
Display Name Minerals Technologies
Dividend Date 1,788,480,000
Dividend Yield 0.75
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,390,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,390,400
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,304,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,304,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,304,000
Ebitda 381,100,000
Ebitda Margins 0.17749001
Enterprise To Ebitda 6.862
Enterprise To Revenue 1.218
Enterprise Value 2,615,136,256
Eps Current Year 5.9025
Eps Forward 6.875
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -2.18
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,665,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 69.287
Fifty Day Average Change -5.887001
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.084965445
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 5.995965
Fifty Two Week High 84.34
Fifty Two Week High Change -20.939995
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.24828072
Fifty Two Week Low 53.94
Fifty Two Week Low Change 9.460003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.17538011
Fifty Two Week Range 53.94 - 84.34
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 719,847,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.43
Float Shares 30,663,076
Forward Eps 6.875
Forward P E 9.221818
Free Cashflow 392,837,504
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 3,782
Fullday Change 0.29000092
Fullday Change Percent 0.45951658
Fullday Price 63.4
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.24516001
Gross Profits 526,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01248
Held Percent Institutions 1.04
Implied Shares Outstanding 31,128,762
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 1,786,665,600
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 1,973,563,520
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_320303
Most Recent Quarter 1,783,209,600
Net Income To Common -67,200,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,081,891,602
Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Open 63.77
Operating Cashflow 230,300,000
Operating Margins 0.13603
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.08930001
Peg Ratio 2.22
Phone 212 878 1800
Previous Close 63.11
Price Eps Current Year 10.741211
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.2774789
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.91913354
Profit Margins -0.0313
Quick Ratio 0.916
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.25
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.29000092
Regular Market Change Percent 0.45951658
Regular Market Day High 64.36
Regular Market Day Low 63.2911
Regular Market Day Range 63.2911 - 64.36
Regular Market Open 63.77
Regular Market Previous Close 63.11
Regular Market Price 63.4
Regular Market Time 1,792,090,644
Regular Market Volume 71,142
Return On Assets 0.051620003
Return On Equity -0.03835
Revenue Growth 0.037
Revenue Per Share 69.042
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16440773
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 31,128,762
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0272
Shares Short 846,070
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 804,359
Short Name Minerals Technologies Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0446
Short Ratio 4.54
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol MTX
Target High Price 95.0
Target Low Price 90.0
Target Mean Price 91.25
Target Median Price 90.0
Total Cash 346,200,000
Total Cash Per Share 11.122
Total Debt 964,899,968
Total Revenue 2,147,200,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.47
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.007447314
Trailing Eps -2.18
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 71.49315
Two Hundred Day Average Change -8.093147
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.113201715
Type Disp Equity
Volume 71,142
Website https://www.mineralstech.com
Zip 10,017-6707