Materion Corp. (NYSE:MTRN)

Valueline Rank = 1

Following it for several months. All indicators seem good. Don't brush this one off.

Reached a record high in sales of $295 million during the first quarter which were more than double the prior year. This was due to strong demand in consumer electronics and infrastructure markets. Recent acquisitions and higher prices in metals also helped. The acquired Academy Corporation, a provider of metals and services for solar energy, electronics and chemical industries. They have been benefiting from rising demand for wireless handsets, LED, and other microelectronics applications, is poitioned to continue delivering solid results. Assuming metal prices continue to head higher BW could continue to have record breaking sales.

Because of their holdings in Brush Ceramics which is in the berylium business, therefore prime for nuclear power I cannot see this company doing anything but go up.

I like the position of the MACD, the stock is down 5%, no where to go but up and it gets a 4 rating from CAPS.

Fundamentals/Value

O/U 40% - 90%

Down around 52-week low. As you can see by my rating....this isn't real money!!!

There is some short term downside left, but, I'm a buy and holder for the most part. I like this company long term.

rare metal co. has near monopoly, more and more high tech uses of berylium

Brush Engineered materials reported at the end of 2007 that their earnings increased 25% to $955.5M and net income increased to 7% to $53.3M. These revenues reflect an increase advance materials technologies and services sales and higher engineered sales and higher systems sales. This basic materials sector stock and from looking at the charts I can see that this stock has been doing real good as a stock to have.

the construction season is approaching

incredible margin of safety at this price. Trading at a very attractive p/e and price to book value. If you look at the past 5 years, it's been pretty steady. Wall street people are technical lemmings. They forget everything. This stock has a wonderful ceo that will certainly turn things around for this stock.

$25? a share? I'll take it

"I like to go for cinches. I like to shoot fish in a barrel. But I like to do it after the water has run out."- Oct. 2003 talking with Wharton MBA students

"I will tell you how to become rich. Close the doors. Be fearful when others are greedy. Be greedy when others are fearful."- lecturing to a group of students at Columbia U. He was 21 years old.

Undervalued

Company has good fundamentals and is currently in an industry with a lot of institutional cash support.

bounce back after huge drop