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MTX Minerals Technologies (MTX) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Materials · Industrial inorganic chemicals · CIK 0000891014
Congress · 1
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
Funds added, last quarter
180
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
1
Codes C/M, not in net · $1.7M priced

What the filings say about MTX

Insiders, 180 days
-$2.2M net sold
2 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
1 bought · 1 sold
Latest: purchase, 2026-07-10

Minerals Technologies insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC insiders sold a net $2.2M of stock across 43 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
CHAIRMAN AND CEO
SELL
2026-05-18 SECtraded 2026-05-14
21,568
$1.8M
-16.7%
Context
  • 5 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy, 4 sales), the last on Apr 30, 2025.
  • The trade is 12.3% of the 175,973 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 180 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: CHAIRMAN AND CEO DIETRICH DOUGLAS T sold about $1.8M of MTX on May 14, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2024; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 180 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Vice President
SELL
2026-05-13 SECtraded 2026-05-11
6,000
$481.6K
-22.5%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 469.1% of the 1,279 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 180 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Vice President JORDAN TIMOTHY sold about $481.6K of MTX on May 11, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 180 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Group President
SELL
2025-12-31 SECtraded 2025-12-29
23,093
$1.4M
+2.4%
Context
  • 8 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (8 sales), the last on Jun 24, 2024.
  • The trade is 27.4% of the 84,349 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 180 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Group President MONAGLE DJ III sold about $1.4M of MTX on Dec 29, 2025, the largest insider sale at the company since 2024; 180 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Group President
SELL
2025-11-25 SECtraded 2025-11-21
6,501
$381.5K
+5.7%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 sales), the last on Jun 17, 2024.
  • The trade is 23.6% of the 27,602 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 180 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Group President ARGIRAKIS BRETT sold about $381.5K of MTX on Nov 21, 2025, the largest insider sale at the company since 2024; 180 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2025-06-17 SECtraded 2025-06-16
370
$20.1K
+16.9%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on Mar 6, 2023.
  • The trade is 31.0% of the 1,192 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 180 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Motwani Rocky bought about $20.1K of MTX on Jun 16, 2025; 180 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
43 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$2.2M over 180 days
below 77% of Materials
Congress
1 member bought in the last year
the lowest in Materials
Funds
180 funds bought in last quarter
more than 62% of Materials
Revenue
-2.2% year over year
below 63% of Materials
Margin
-0.9% net margin
below 55% of Materials
Buybacks
$7.1M repurchased, FY to 2026-07-05
below 79% of Materials
Short interest
2.8% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 4.6 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
below 66% of Materials
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+2.1%12M
-10%+5%+20%+35%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-05-14 · DIETRICH DOUGLAS T sold $1.8M2025-12-29 · MONAGLE DJ III sold $1.4M2026-05-11 · JORDAN TIMOTHY sold $481.6K2025-11-21 · ARGIRAKIS BRETT sold $381.5K
Insider sell
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Who owns MTX: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
4,890,106 sh
$361.7M
4,637,632 sh
$343.0M
$147.1M

Congress trades in MTX

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Bought 2026-07-10 · disclosed 56 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2026-01-05 · disclosed 39 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2025-05-06 · disclosed 31 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2024-06-21 · disclosed 18 days later
$1,001 - $15,000

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

MTX planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.

MTX mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Invesco S&P SmallCap Materials ETF
$661.8K position · as of 2026-05-31
3.1%
Guardian Small-Mid Cap Core VIP Fund
$4.2M position · as of 2026-06-30
2.0%
DEAN SMALL CAP VALUE
$3.7M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.9%
NORTH SQUARE SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
$3.6M position · as of 2026-05-31
1.7%
Fidelity Series Small Cap Discovery Fund
$33.0M position · as of 2026-07-31
1.7%
Cromwell Greenspring Mid Cap Fund
$2.2M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.6%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Douglas T. Dietrich
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2023
$8.4M
$9.0M
$2.5M
+25%
+46%
2022
$7.4M
$6.2M
$1.9M
+6%
+50%
2021
$7.1M
$8.1M
$2.5M
+28%
+72%
2020
$6.1M
$6.6M
$2.2M
+8%
+25%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows a net $2.2M sold by insiders over 180 days, 180 funds added last quarter, 1 House member(s) bought in 12 months, disclosed weeks after the trade. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
Same sector, ranked by filing activity
Sector by SEC SIC code

MTX financials

Revenue growth
-2.2%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
-0.9%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$2.1B
four quarters, 2025-06-30 to 2026-07-05
Net margin, TTM
-3.1%
net income over revenue, 2025-06-30 to 2026-07-05
Free cash flow, TTM
$120.3M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-06-30 to 2026-07-05
Debt to equity
0.62x
long-term 2026-07-05 plus current 2026-07-05; equity 2026-07-05
Cash flow to debt
0.24x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-07-05 plus current 2026-07-05
Return on equity
-4.2%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-29 and 2026-07-05
Return on assets
-1.9%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-29 and 2026-07-05
Return on invested capital
n/a
pre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
Return on capital employed
-1.0%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-29 and 2026-07-05 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Enterprise value
$2.6B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-07-22 shares, plus long-term 2026-07-05 plus current 2026-07-05, minus cash 2026-07-05
FCF yield
+6.2%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$2.1B$2.1B$2.2B$2.1B
Gross profit$518.0M$547.7M$507.1M$465.0M
Operating income$47.4M$286.5M$171.8M$214.8M
Net income-$18.4M$167.1M$84.1M$122.2M
EPS (diluted)-0.595.172.583.73
Operating cash flow$193.7M$236.4M$233.6M$105.7M
Cash$329.0M$333.1M$317.2M$247.2M
Long-term debt$955.0M$959.6M$911.1M$928.1M
Buybacks$58.5M$63.6M$14.2M$56.0M
Dividends paid$14.2M$13.2M$8.1M$6.5M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

MTX Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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MTX ranks highest on risk and compliance (70th percentile) and financial health (57th), and lowest on insider conviction (11th), among Materials peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
38
Inputs
  • Return on equity-4.2% · 36 pct, sector of 100
  • Return on assets-1.9% · 42 pct, sector of 120
  • Return on invested capitalpre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
  • Return on capital employed-1.0% · 36 pct, sector of 96
Financial health
57
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.62x · 54 pct, sector of 104
  • Cash flow to debt0.24x · 60 pct, sector of 103
Growth
37
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY-2.2% · 37 pct, sector of 128
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
11
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$2.2M · 23 pct, sector of 80
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 80
Institutional and government
51
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter180 · 62 pct, sector of 118
  • Congress net buyers, 365d0 · 40 pct, universe of 719
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
70
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+2.8% · 70 pct, sector of 143
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5y0.00 per $1B · 100 pct, sector of 103
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+13.5% · 39 pct, sector of 111
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

6 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

MTX filings, in plain words

Are Minerals Technologies insiders buying or selling MTX?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Minerals Technologies insiders were net sellers, a net $2.2M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 2 sellers.

Have members of Congress traded MTX?

Yes. In the year to 2026-10-28, 1 House member disclosed buying MTX and 1 House member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a purchase by Gilbert Cisneros dated 2026-07-10.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Minerals Technologies insiders were net sellers of MTX, a net $2.2M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 2 sellers. In the year to 2026-10-28, 1 member of Congress disclosed buying MTX and 1 member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a purchase by Gilbert Cisneros dated 2026-07-10. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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