Materion (NYSE:MTRN) vs. Vox Royalty (NASDAQ:VOXR) Head-To-Head Contrast

Vox Royalty (NASDAQ:VOXR) and Materion (NYSE:MTRN) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Vox Royalty and Materion”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vox Royalty	$16.62 million	21.47	$5.89 million	$0.42	12.33
Materion	$1.79 billion	2.88	$74.82 million	$3.66	67.60

Materion has higher revenue and earnings than Vox Royalty. Vox Royalty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Materion, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Vox Royalty and Materion’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vox Royalty	190.73%	8.16%	6.93%
Materion	3.99%	12.45%	6.47%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Vox Royalty and Materion, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vox Royalty	0	1	3	0	2.75
Materion	0	2	2	0	2.50

Vox Royalty currently has a consensus target price of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 54.44%. Materion has a consensus target price of $237.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.21%. Given Vox Royalty’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Vox Royalty is more favorable than Materion.

Volatility and Risk

Vox Royalty has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Materion has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

46.0% of Vox Royalty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Materion shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Materion shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Vox Royalty pays an annual dividend of $0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Materion pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Vox Royalty pays out 14.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Materion pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Materion has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Vox Royalty is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Materion beats Vox Royalty on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Vox Royalty

Vox Royalty Corp. operates as a mining royalty and streaming company. The company holds a portfolio of 60 royalties and streaming assets. It operates in Australia, Canada, Peru, Brazil, South Africa, Mexico, and the United States. Vox Royalty Corp. was founded in 2014 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

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.