NYSE:LOMA Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (LOMA) Stock Price, News & Analysis $7.20 -0.23 (-3.10%) (As of 09/6/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$7.09▼$7.4550-Day Range$6.04▼$7.4352-Week Range$5.64▼$7.87Volume426,354 shsAverage Volume441,377 shsMarket Capitalization$840.49 millionP/E Ratio17.56Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$6.55 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Get Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima alerts: Email Address Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingReduce1.50 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside9.0% Downside$6.55 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy0.55% of Shares Sold ShortDividend StrengthWeakBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment1.46Based on 2 Articles This WeekInsider TradingN/AProj. Earnings Growth-3.80%From $0.79 to $0.76 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.0.37 out of 5 starsConstruction Sector98th out of 99 stocksCement, Hydraulic Industry5th out of 5 stocks 0.8 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingLoma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.50, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.Amount of Analyst CoverageLoma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima's stock forecast and price target. Previous Next 3.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted0.55% of the outstanding shares of Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverLoma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima has recently increased by 9.65%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 0.8 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldLoma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthLoma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima is 95.12%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima will have a dividend payout ratio of 51.32% next year. This indicates that Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima's dividend. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for LOMA. Previous Next 3.0 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentLoma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima has a news sentiment score of 1.46. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Construction companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.Search InterestOnly 1 people have searched for LOMA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 19.32% of the stock of Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima is held by institutions.Read more about Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima's insider trading history. Previous Next 1.3 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima are expected to decrease by -3.80% in the coming year, from $0.79 to $0.76 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima is 17.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 127.87.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima is 17.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Construction sector average P/E ratio of about 21.92.Price to Book Value per Share RatioLoma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima has a P/B Ratio of 1.23. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima's valuation and earnings. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here Ad Deal MakerThe solution to fast food’s wage hike crisisShake Shack will be closing six California locations in response to the recent $20/hour minimum wage increase, according to the NY Post. With a sky-high 150% turnover rate, the fast food industry is already grappling with labor issues before taking into account these wage hikes. The industry will need a projected 1 million new workers every year through 2032.Learn more about this much-needed advancement and investment opportunity here. About Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima Stock (NYSE:LOMA)Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cement and its derivatives in Argentina. The company operates through Cement, Masonry Cement and Lime; Concrete; Railroad; Aggregates; and Others segments. It offers masonry cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete, concrete, and lime to wholesale distributors, concrete producers, industrial customers, and others for use in the construction. The company also provides rail transportation services; and treats and recycles industrial waste for use as fuel and raw material. It markets its products under the Loma Negra, San Martín, Plasticor, Cacique Plus, Cacique Max, Loma Negra Plus, and Lomax brands. The company was incorporated in 1926 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima operates as a subsidiary of Intercement Trading E Inversiones Argentina Sociedad Limitada.Read More LOMA Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart LOMA Stock News HeadlinesSeptember 3, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comLoma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:LOMA) Short Interest UpdateAugust 28, 2024 | seekingalpha.comLoma Negra Is Feeling The Argentinian Recession; The Stock Is Not An OpportunitySeptember 7, 2024 | Paradigm Press (Ad)Kamala’s Dirty Election Move… RevealedAccording to former advisor to the CIA, the Pentagon and the White House Jim Rickards… Kamala and her puppet masters are planning this dirty election move… August 10, 2024 | uk.investing.comLoma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina SA (LOMAm)August 10, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comLoma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima Second Quarter 2024 Earnings: EPS: AR$254 (vs AR$48.91 in 2Q 2023)August 9, 2024 | seekingalpha.comLoma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (LOMA) Q2 2024 Earnings Call TranscriptAugust 9, 2024 | msn.comLoma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:LOMA) Q2 2024 Earnings Call TranscriptAugust 8, 2024 | msn.comLoma Negra reports Q2 resultsSeptember 7, 2024 | Paradigm Press (Ad)Kamala’s Dirty Election Move… RevealedAccording to former advisor to the CIA, the Pentagon and the White House Jim Rickards… Kamala and her puppet masters are planning this dirty election move… August 8, 2024 | seekingalpha.comLoma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima 2024 Q2 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationAugust 1, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comDoes This Valuation Of Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:LOMA) Imply Investors Are Overpaying?May 21, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comLoma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima's (NYSE:LOMA) Stock On An Uptrend: Could Fundamentals Be Driving The Momentum?May 10, 2024 | seekingalpha.comLoma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima 2024 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationMay 9, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comLoma Negra Cia Industria Argentina earnings preview: what Wall Street is expectingMay 2, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comShould You Investigate Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:LOMA) At US$7.08?April 18, 2024 | seekingalpha.comLoma Negra Is Still Attractive But Could Test Lows Now Thanks To The RecessionApril 16, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comLoma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (LOMA)April 15, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comAnalysts Just Published A Bright New Outlook For Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima's (NYSE:LOMA)See More Headlines Receive LOMA Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Company Calendar Last Earnings8/07/2024Today9/07/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)11/13/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorConstruction Industry Cement, hydraulic Sub-IndustryConstruction Materials Current SymbolNYSE:LOMA CUSIPN/A CIK1711375 Webwww.lomanegra.com Phone541143193000FaxN/AEmployees2,885Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$6.55 High Stock Price Target$8.10 Low Stock Price Target$5.00 Potential Upside/Downside-9.0%Consensus RatingReduce Rating Score (0-4)1.50 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.41 Trailing P/E Ratio17.56 Forward P/E Ratio9.11 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$39.16 million Net Margins9.06% Pretax Margin20.81% Return on Equity9.15% Return on Assets4.49% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.20 Current Ratio1.22 Quick Ratio0.35 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$318.62 billion Price / Sales0.00 Cash Flow$1.41 per share Price / Cash Flow5.12 Book Value$5.83 per share Price / Book1.23Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares116,735,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap$840.49 million OptionableOptionable Beta1.33 Beginners Guide To Retirement StocksClick the link below and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of seven best retirement stocks and why they should be in your portfolio. Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Sergio Damian Faifman (Age 50)Vice-President of Board & CEO Mr. Marcos Isabelino Gradin (Age 52)Chief Financial Officer Mr. Dardo Ariel Damiano (Age 61)Director of Operations & Industrial Director Ms. Lucrecia Loureiro (Age 43)Human Resources, Sustainability, Legal & Corporate Affairs Director Gastón PinnelInvestor Relations ManagerDiego JalónIR ManagerMore ExecutivesKey CompetitorsCrane NXTNYSE:CXTTecnoglassNASDAQ:TGLSUnited States Lime & MineralsNASDAQ:USLMJanus International GroupNYSE:JBIHelios TechnologiesNASDAQ:HLIOView All CompetitorsInstitutional OwnershipTruist Financial CorpBought 29,548 shares on 8/21/2024Ownership: 0.025%Mak Capital One LLCBought 1,103,515 shares on 8/15/2024Ownership: 1.562%Long Focus Capital Management LLCBought 20,000 shares on 8/15/2024Ownership: 0.204%Cubist Systematic Strategies LLCSold 82,184 shares on 8/14/2024Ownership: 0.014%Ping Capital Management Inc.Bought 104,000 shares on 8/7/2024Ownership: 0.089%View All Institutional Transactions LOMA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have LOMA shares performed this year? Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima's stock was trading at $7.09 at the start of the year. Since then, LOMA stock has increased by 1.6% and is now trading at $7.20. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima's earnings last quarter? Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:LOMA) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 7th. The company reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $153.80 million for the quarter. Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima had a net margin of 9.06% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.15%. When did Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima IPO? Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (LOMA) raised $853 million in an IPO on Wednesday, November 1st 2017. The company issued 50,200,000 shares at a price of $15.00-$19.00 per share. BofA Merrill Lynch, Bradesco BBI, Citigroup, HSBC, Itaú BBA and Morgan Stanley served as the underwriters for the IPO. Who are Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima include Mak Capital One LLC (1.56%), Long Focus Capital Management LLC (0.20%), Ping Capital Management Inc. (0.09%) and Liontrust Investment Partners LLP (0.03%). How do I buy shares of Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima? Shares of LOMA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What other stocks do shareholders of Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima own? 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