Eagle Materials (EXP) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EXP or MLM?

Martin Marietta Materials received 65 more outperform votes than Eagle Materials when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.86% of users gave Eagle Materials an outperform vote while only 63.68% of users gave Martin Marietta Materials an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Eagle Materials	Outperform Votes 447 63.86%	Underperform Votes 253 36.14%
Martin Marietta Materials	Outperform Votes 512 63.68%	Underperform Votes 292 36.32%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, EXP or MLM?

Martin Marietta Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Eagle Materials. Martin Marietta Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eagle 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
Eagle Materials	$2.27B	3.32	$477.64M	$14.00	16.16
Martin Marietta Materials	$6.54B	4.70	$2.00B	$32.33	15.59

Is EXP or MLM a better dividend stock?

Eagle Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Martin Marietta Materials pays an annual dividend of $3.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Eagle Materials pays out 7.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Martin Marietta Materials pays out 9.8% 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.

Is EXP or MLM more profitable?

Martin Marietta Materials has a net margin of 30.54% compared to Eagle Materials' net margin of 20.91%. Eagle Materials' return on equity of 34.14% beat Martin Marietta Materials' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eagle Materials	20.91%	34.14%	15.69%
Martin Marietta Materials	30.54%	12.11%	6.55%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in EXP or MLM?

96.1% of Eagle Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of Martin Marietta Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Eagle Materials shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Martin Marietta Materials shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, EXP or MLM?

Eagle Materials has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Martin Marietta Materials has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate EXP or MLM?

Eagle Materials currently has a consensus price target of $279.40, suggesting a potential upside of 23.49%. Martin Marietta Materials has a consensus price target of $609.43, suggesting a potential upside of 20.89%. Given Eagle Materials' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Eagle Materials is more favorable than Martin Marietta Materials.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eagle Materials	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30
Martin Marietta Materials	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.94

Does the media prefer EXP or MLM?

In the previous week, Martin Marietta Materials had 16 more articles in the media than Eagle Materials. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Martin Marietta Materials and 17 mentions for Eagle Materials. Eagle Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Martin Marietta Materials' score of 1.28 indicating that Eagle Materials is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Eagle Materials	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Martin Marietta Materials	26 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Martin Marietta Materials beats Eagle Materials on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.