CEMEX (CX) Competitors

Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) and CEMEX (NYSE:CX) are both construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MLM or CX?

CEMEX received 35 more outperform votes than Martin Marietta Materials when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.68% of users gave Martin Marietta Materials an outperform vote while only 63.68% of users gave CEMEX an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Martin Marietta Materials	Outperform Votes 512 63.68%	Underperform Votes 292 36.32%
CEMEX	Outperform Votes 547 63.68%	Underperform Votes 312 36.32%

Which has more volatility and risk, MLM or CX?

Martin Marietta Materials has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CEMEX has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MLM or CX?

Martin Marietta Materials has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CEMEX. CEMEX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Martin Marietta Materials, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Martin Marietta Materials	$6.54B	4.69	$2.00B	$32.33	15.57
CEMEX	$16.20B	0.48	$938.81M	$0.63	8.46

Is MLM or CX a better dividend stock?

Martin Marietta Materials pays an annual dividend of $3.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. CEMEX pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Martin Marietta Materials pays out 9.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CEMEX pays out 12.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MLM or CX?

95.0% of Martin Marietta Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of CEMEX shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Martin Marietta Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of CEMEX shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor MLM or CX?

In the previous week, Martin Marietta Materials had 18 more articles in the media than CEMEX. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Martin Marietta Materials and 13 mentions for CEMEX. Martin Marietta Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat CEMEX's score of 0.29 indicating that Martin Marietta Materials is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Martin Marietta Materials	22 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CEMEX	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend MLM or CX?

Martin Marietta Materials presently has a consensus target price of $609.43, indicating a potential upside of 21.10%. CEMEX has a consensus target price of $7.65, indicating a potential upside of 43.53%. Given CEMEX's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CEMEX is more favorable than Martin Marietta Materials.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Martin Marietta Materials	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.94
CEMEX	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Is MLM or CX more profitable?

Martin Marietta Materials has a net margin of 30.54% compared to CEMEX's net margin of 5.70%. Martin Marietta Materials' return on equity of 12.11% beat CEMEX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Martin Marietta Materials	30.54%	12.11%	6.55%
CEMEX	5.70%	7.78%	3.41%

Summary

Martin Marietta Materials beats CEMEX on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.