Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (LOMA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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 founded in 1926 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima is a subsidiary of Intercement Trading E Inversiones Argentina Sociedad Limitada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $11.50 to $11.89
• 50-Day Range: $8.05 to $13.26
• 52-Week Range: $5.70 to $13.79
• Volume: 521,428 shs
• Average Volume: 523,703 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.38 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.97
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $6.55
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima scored higher than 42% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 80th out of 100 stocks in the construction sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Loma 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 Coverage

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 16.92%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima are expected to grow by 16.92% in the coming year, from $0.65 to $0.76 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima is 19.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.42.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima is 19.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Construction sector average P/E ratio of about 27.83.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Loma 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.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.68% of the outstanding shares of Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima has recently increased by 46.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima is 66.10%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based 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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.68% of the outstanding shares of Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima has recently increased by 46.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.20

News Sentiment

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima has a news sentiment score of 1.20. 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 0.79 average news sentiment score of Construction companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for LOMA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 19.32% of the stock of Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima is held by institutions.

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 beginning of 2024. Since then, LOMA shares have increased by 66.1% and is now trading at $11.78.
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How were Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima's earnings last quarter?

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:LOMA) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 9th. The company reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter. The business earned $137.71 million during the quarter. Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima had a net margin of 9.42% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.60%.

When did Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima IPO?

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (LOMA) raised $853 million in an initial public offering 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 acted as the underwriters for the IPO.

Who are Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima's major shareholders?

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima's top institutional shareholders include abrdn plc (1.07%), Stifel Financial Corp (0.22%), Glenorchy Capital Ltd (0.20%) and TT International Asset Management LTD (0.04%).

How do I buy shares of Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima investors own include Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Deckers Outdoor (DECK), JD.com (JD), Eli Lilly and Company (LLY), Meta Platforms (META) and General Electric (GE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/09/2024
• Today: 12/21/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Construction
• Industry: Cement, hydraulic
• Sub-Industry: Construction Materials
• Current Symbol: NYSE:LOMA
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1711375
• Web: www.lomanegra.com
• Phone: 541143193000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,885
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $6.55
• High Stock Price Target: $8.10
• Low Stock Price Target: $5.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -44.4%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.59
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.97
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.12
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $39.16 million
• Net Margins: 9.42%
• Pretax Margin: 23.66%
• Return on Equity: 8.60%
• Return on Assets: 4.35%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.19
• Current Ratio: 1.29
• Quick Ratio: 0.43

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $257.52 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.01
• Cash Flow: $1.23 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.58
• Book Value: $9.58 per share
• Price / Book: 1.23

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 116,735,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $1.38 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.36