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Minerals Technologies Inc

MTXNYSE

SectorMaterials

IndustrySpecialty Chemicals

Beta (adjusted)1.10

Intrinsic Value

Insufficient data for a value estimateNot enough reliable inputs to publish a fair value for this company yet.

Market Price $65.18Price as of 1 Oct 2026

Data confidenceNot applicable

Market Cap $2B

Enterprise Value $2.6B

Shares Outstanding 30.8M diluted

Moat Rating None

Next Earnings Date29 Oct 2026

Last ex-dividend14 Aug 2026

All prices and values are periodic snapshots, not live quotes. Source dates are shown for reference.

Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTX) is undergoing a highly profitable strategic pivot from a cyclical industrial minerals supplier to a technology-driven consumer specialties and environmental remediation leader. The market continues to price MTX at a significant discount (blended forward P/E of ~12.2x) compared to specialty chemical peers, failing to recognize the high-margin, recurring nature of its integrated 'satellite plant' model and secular tailwinds in PFAS remediation (FLUORO-SORB) and sustainable aviation fuel purification. Strong Q1 2026 results, featuring an 11% YoY sales increase to $547 million and a 21% increase in adjusted EPS to $1.38, demonstrate robust execution and pricing power that comfortably offsets near-term inflationary headwinds.

This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.

Street view · analyst 12-month targets4 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026

Low · most bearish analyst$90.00

Mean target$93.00

High · most bullish analyst$100.00

Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 18 Sep 2026

Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits

Sticky Recurring Revenue: The proprietary 'satellite plant' model integrates processing facilities directly onto paper packaging customer sites under 10-to-15-year take-or-pay contracts, creating high switching costs and highly predictable cash flows.
Secular Growth Tailwinds: Strong exposure to high-growth environmental remediation (PFAS water treatment) and sustainable consumer products (cat litter, animal health, and renewable fuel purification).
Demonstrated Pricing Power: Proven ability to pass through inflationary costs via surcharges and formula-based contracts, maintaining stable gross margins of ~25.8%.

Key Investment Risks

Cyclical Industrial Exposure: Vulnerability to downturns in heavy industrial end-markets, such as steel, foundry, and residential construction.
Talc Litigation Overhang: Ongoing legal liabilities and settlement expenses related to legacy talc products sold by Oldco.
Paper Market Decline: Secular decline in graphic paper demand, partially mitigated by shifting satellite plant capacity toward growing packaging markets in Asia.

All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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