In the past week, MTX stock has gone down by -6.58%, with a monthly decline of -18.98% and a quarterly plunge of -30.21%. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.10%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.34% for Minerals Technologies, Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -8.30% for MTX’s stock, with a -28.35% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Minerals Technologies, Inc (NYSE: MTX) Right Now?
MTX has 36-month beta value of 1.21. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MTX is 31.41M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.61% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of MTX on April 28, 2025 was 208.95K shares.
MTX) stock’s latest price update
Minerals Technologies, Inc (NYSE: MTX) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -9.90 compared to its previous closing price of 58.80. However, the company has seen a fall of -6.58% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-04-25 that Black Stone Minerals spent $110 million on acquisitions in 2024, funded primarily with cash on hand. It now has a slight amount of net debt and may add to that debt with continued acquisitions and the redemption of some Series A Preferred Units. I project its distribution coverage at 1.07x in 2025 at current strip.
Analysts’ Opinion of MTX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MTX stocks, with Truist repeating the rating for MTX by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for MTX in the upcoming period, according to Truist is $103 based on the research report published on January 28, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Seaport Research Partners, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MTX reach a price target of $90. The rating they have provided for MTX stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on February 05th, 2024.
Sidoti gave a rating of “Buy” to MTX, setting the target price at $65 in the report published on October 19th of the previous year.
MTX Trading at -17.30% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MTX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -41.33% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.34%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.10%, as shares sank -18.35% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -27.61% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MTX fell by -6.58%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -34.16% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $57.77. In addition, Minerals Technologies, Inc saw -30.48% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MTX starting from MONAGLE DJ III, who sale 14,229 shares at the price of $83.63 back on Jun 24 ’24. After this action, MONAGLE DJ III now owns 79,731 shares of Minerals Technologies, Inc, valued at $1,189,910 using the latest closing price.
Hastings Jonathan J, the Senior Vice President of Minerals Technologies, Inc, sale 21,543 shares at $84.35 during a trade that took place back on Jun 18 ’24, which means that Hastings Jonathan J is holding 53,862 shares at $1,817,197 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MTX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.44 for the gross margin
The net margin for Minerals Technologies, Inc stands at -0.01. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value -1.45, with -0.70 for asset returns.
Based on Minerals Technologies, Inc (MTX), the company’s capital structure generated 0.38 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.18. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.61. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.03.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 374.9 million with net debt to EBITDA at 5.61. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.14. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.11for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.61. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.89.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Minerals Technologies, Inc (MTX) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
