How to buy Materialise stock | $46.86

Materialise NV is a software—application business based in the US. Materialise shares (MTLS) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Materialise employs 2,177 staff and has a market cap (total outstanding shares value) of USD$2.6 billion.

How to buy shares in Materialise

1. Compare share trading platforms. If you're a beginner, look for a platform with low commissions, expert ratings and investment tools to track your portfolio. Narrow down top brands with our comparison table.
2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Materialise. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: MTLS. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Materialise reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$46.86, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Materialise, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Materialise. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

Materialise share price

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Materialise shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-21.

Latest market close	USD$46.86
52-week range	USD$10.65 - USD$52.87
50-day moving average	USD$40.3646
200-day moving average	USD$28.3283
Wall St. target price	USD$16.51
PE ratio	597.2395
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$0.097

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Materialise price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $46.86 from 2020-12-18

1 week (2021-01-08)	-33.44%
1 month (2020-12-15)	5.71%
3 months (2020-10-15)	-6.73%
6 months (2020-07-15)	83.48%

1 year (2020-01-15)	146.50%
2 years (2019-01-15)	139.94%
3 years (2018-01-12)	240.06%
5 years (2016-01-15)	677.11%

Is Materialise under- or over-valued?

Valuing Materialise stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Materialise's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Materialise's P/E ratio

Materialise's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 597x. In other words, Materialise shares trade at around 597x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Materialise financials

Gross profit TTM	USD$109.7 million
Return on assets TTM	0.54%
Return on equity TTM	-1.83%
Profit margin	-1.31%
Book value	$3.05
Market capitalisation	USD$2.6 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Materialise shares

There are currently 1.2 million Materialise shares held short by investors – that's known as Materialise's "short interest". This figure is 19.8% up from 1.0 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Materialise shares can be evaluated.

Materialise's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Materialise's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Materialise shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Materialise shares traded daily (recently around 235903.14341847). Materialise's SIR currently stands at 5.09. In other words for every 100,000 Materialise shares traded daily on the market, roughly 5090 shares are currently held short.

However Materialise's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Materialise shares, or, against the total number of tradable Materialise shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Materialise's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Materialise shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Materialise shares, roughly 0 shares are currently held short).

A SIR below 10% would generally be considered to indicate a fairly optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Materialise.

Find out more about how you can short Materialise stock.

Materialise share dividends

We're not expecting Materialise to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Materialise share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Materialise's shares have ranged in value from as little as $10.65 up to $52.87. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Materialise's is 0.7711. This would suggest that Materialise's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Materialise overview

Materialise NV provides additive manufacturing and medical software, and 3D printing services in Europe, the Americas, Europe and Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company's Materialise Software segment offers software through programs and platforms that enable and enhance the functionality of 3D printers and of 3D printing operations. Its software interfaces between various types of 3D printers; and various software applications and capturing technologies, including computer-aided design packages and 3D scanners. This segment serves 3D printing machine original equipment manufacturers; manufacturers in automotive, aerospace, consumer goods, and hearing aid industries; and 3D printing service bureaus through its sales force, Website, and third-party distributors. Its Materialise Medical segment provides medical software that allows medical-image based analysis and engineering, as well as patient-specific design of surgical devices and implants. It serves medical device companies, hospitals, universities, and industrial companies through its direct sales force, Website, and picture archiving and communication system partners. The company's Materialise Manufacturing segment provides 3D printing services, design and engineering services, and rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing of production parts to industrial and commercial customers. It has collaboration agreements with Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.; Encore Medical, L.P.; DePuy Synthes Companies of Johnson & Johnson; Global Orthopaedic Technology Pty Ltd; Limacorporate Spa; Mathys AG; Howmedica Osteonics Corp.; Corin Ltd.; and Fluidda, as well as a partnership with Sigma Labs, Inc. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Materialise is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 0.287% of Materialise shares are held by insiders and 26.716% by institutions.

• How many people work for Materialise?

  Latest data suggests 2,177 work at Materialise.

• When does the fiscal year end for Materialise?

  Materialise's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Materialise based?

  Materialise's address is: Technologielaan 15, Leuven, Belgium, 3001

• What is Materialise's ISIN number?

  Materialise's international securities identification number is: US57667T1007

• What is Materialise's CUSIP number?

  Materialise's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 57667T100