MTRN vs SND vs UUUU Stock Comparison

Materion, Smart Sand and Energy Fuels Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MTRN MATERION Corp
$242.64 -7.4% 1M +81.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.06B
P/E
56.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.10B
Div. yield
0.00%
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
5 wins
SND Smart Sand, Inc.
$4.95 -5.9% 1M +123.0% 1Y
Market cap
$192.96M
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$386.99M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
4 wins
UUUU Energy Fuels Inc
$8.40 -23.9% 1M -58.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.08B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$105.76M
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Materion leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Materion 5, Smart Sand 4, Energy Fuels 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMTRNSNDUUUULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.06B $192.96M $2.08B MTRN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 56.1x 18.4x -25.5x SND
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.7x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.6% +26.5% +62.5% UUUU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.3% 2.7% -77.3% MTRN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.1% 3.1% -6.7% MTRN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 0.1x 2.9x SND
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +81.2% +123.0% -58.1% SND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +27.5%/yr +16.8%/yr +1.4%/yr MTRN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.7% 70.7% 84.4% MTRN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 73/100 43/100 SND

Percentile Scorecard

MTRNSNDUUUU

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisMTRNSNDUUUU
Valuation 55 #74 of 162 96 #7 of 162 14 #20 of 23
Growth 51 #72 of 147 76 #36 of 147 75 #6 of 21
Profitability 55 #56 of 122 55 #55 of 122 47 #10 of 18
Financial Health 28 #119 of 164 44 #92 of 164 57 #10 of 22
Shareholder Returns 46 #58 of 107 94 #7 of 107 22 #8 of 10
Overall 47 73 43
  • MTRN ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SND ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • UUUU ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMTRNSNDUUUUSPY
1 month -7.4%-5.9%-23.9% +0.9%
3 months +28.2%+19.0%-21.8% +5.9%
6 months +40.6%-7.3%-57.1% +8.5%
Year to date +95.2%+23.8%-42.2% +13.3%
1 year +81.2%+123.0%-58.1% +12.4%
3 years +153.8%+145.0%+11.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +36.4%+34.8%+3.8% +23.5%
5 years +236.2%+117.1%+7.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +27.5%+16.8%+1.4% +11.0%
10 years +721.1%—+483.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year +23.4%—+19.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMTRNSNDUUUUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.7%70.7%84.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.4%80.9%83.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.16-0.103.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.321.74-0.69 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.1%-70.3%-72.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.2%-14.9%-69.7% -0.9%
52-week high $320.08$5.82$27.72 $779.14
52-week low $111.50$2.09$7.52 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleMTRNSNDUUUU
P/E now vs peer median 56.1xmedian 13.4x 18.5xmedian 13.4x -25.6xmedian 27.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 3.2x 0.5xmedian 3.2x 19.9xmedian 7.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.5xmedian 7.3x 5.1xmedian 7.3x -20.4xmedian 29.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 86.1xmedian 14.8x 5.6xmedian 14.8x -25.4xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 2.3x 0.8xmedian 2.3x 2.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -17.74median 0.31 2.95median 0.31 0.67median 51.60

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsMTRNSNDUUUU
Revenue $2.10B $386.99M $105.76M
Gross profit $335.97M $52.09M $43.20M
Operating income $125.67M $7.85M -$96.29M
Net income $90.12M $10.49M -$82.51M
Free cash flow $58.73M $34.63M -$82.50M
R&D $25.74M – $39.87M
EPS (diluted) $4.28 $0.25 $-0.33
Cash & equivalents $19.99M $10.20M $58.42M
Total debt $440.69M $14.66M $2.03B
Shares (diluted) 21.08M 41.37M 249.32M
Enterprise value $4.99B $135.68M -$863.94M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricMTRNSNDUUUU
P/E 56.1x 18.5x -25.6x
P/FCF 86.1x 5.6x -25.4x
P/Operating cash flow 46.7x 4.1x -33.6x
P/S 2.4x 0.5x 19.9x
P/B 5.1x 0.8x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 5.6x 0.8x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 27.5x 5.1x -20.4x
EV/EBIT 43.6x 25.2x -19.1x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 0.5x 17.4x
EV/FCF 93.2x 5.7x -22.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 50.6x 4.2x -29.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -17.74 2.95 0.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTRNSNDUUUU
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.6% 26.5% 62.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 8.6% 52.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.0% 64.5% 1,943%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.4% 3.5% 41.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 120.8% 193.0% -3.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.7% 4.3% -35.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 453.5% 1,206% 11.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.9% 9.4% -44.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 447.1% 1,143% 22.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.2% 6.3% -38.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -26.2% 350.4% 29.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.1% 7.8% -24.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -36.0% 16,392% 17.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.8% 18.7% -10.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTRNSNDUUUU
Gross margin 16.0% 13.5% 40.9%
EBITDA margin 9.5% 10.0% -85.5%
Operating margin 6.0% 2.0% -91.0%
Pretax margin 4.6% 1.9% -77.8%
Net margin 4.3% 2.7% -77.3%
FCF margin 2.8% 8.9% -78.0%
Operating cash flow margin 5.2% 12.1% -59.1%
Return on equity 9.2% 4.4% -10.8%
Return on assets 4.8% 3.1% -5.5%
Return on invested capital 8.1% 3.1% -6.7%
Return on capital employed 8.0% 2.7% -6.6%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 4.5x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.9% 13.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTRNSNDUUUU
Debt / assets 23.6% 4.2% 44.2%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.1x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 0.1x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 7.5x 0.4x -8.2x
Liabilities / assets 46.8% 31.4% 48.0%
Equity / assets 53.2% 68.6% 52.0%
Interest coverage 4.1x – –
Current ratio 2.9x 1.7x 27.9x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.0x 25.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 25.3x
Altman Z-score 5.90 2.66 1.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTRNSNDUUUU
Dividend yield 0.2% 5.1% –
Net buyback yield – 0.8% -13.2%
Shareholder yield 0.2% 5.9% -13.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 13.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 20.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.4% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusMTRNSNDUUUU
Forward P/E 32.7xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.43FY2026 $-0.27FY2026 $-0.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.6%FY2026 -1,000.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +18.8% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.50BFY2026 $380.19MFY2026 $140.99MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +39.7%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026 +113.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% – +90.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTRNSNDUUUU
Held by institutions 97.0% 49.7% 72.3%
Institutions holding 404 91 349
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% +12.9% +8.7%
Institutions buying 238 69 203
Institutions selling 121 17 93
Buyers to sellers 1.97 4.06 2.18

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

MTRNSNDUUUU
MTRN 1.00 0.04 0.30
SND 0.04 1.00 0.07
UUUU 0.30 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTRN, SND and UUUU?

Materion (MTRN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Materion (MTRN) $5.06B, Smart Sand (SND) $192.96M, Energy Fuels (UUUU) $2.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, MTRN, SND and UUUU?

Smart Sand (SND) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Materion (MTRN) 56.1x, Smart Sand (SND) 18.4x, Energy Fuels (UUUU) -25.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Energy Fuels (UUUU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Materion (MTRN) +21.6%, Smart Sand (SND) +26.5%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) +62.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Materion (MTRN) has the highest net margin (Materion (MTRN) 4.3%, Smart Sand (SND) 2.7%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) -77.3%). On return on invested capital, Materion (MTRN) leads (Materion (MTRN) 8.1%, Smart Sand (SND) 3.1%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) -6.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Smart Sand (SND) returned the most: Materion (MTRN) +81.2%, Smart Sand (SND) +123.0%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) -58.1%. Over five years, Materion (MTRN) compounded fastest (Materion (MTRN) +27.5%/yr, Smart Sand (SND) +16.8%/yr, Energy Fuels (UUUU) +1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Materion (MTRN) 0.00%, Smart Sand (SND) 0.00%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) 0.00%. Smart Sand (SND) and Energy Fuels (UUUU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Materion (MTRN) has been the steadiest (Materion (MTRN) 61.7%, Smart Sand (SND) 70.7%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) 84.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MTRN, SND and UUUU?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Materion (MTRN) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.