Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) Competitors $499.29 -3.64 (-0.72%) As of 03:44 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MLM vs. CRH, VMC, JHX, CX, EXP, FBIN, WFG, SKY, ACA, and TGLSShould you be buying Martin Marietta Materials stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Martin Marietta Materials include CRH (CRH), Vulcan Materials (VMC), James Hardie Industries (JHX), CEMEX (CX), Eagle Materials (EXP), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), West Fraser Timber (WFG), Skyline Champion (SKY), Arcosa (ACA), and Tecnoglass (TGLS). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry. Martin Marietta Materials vs. CRH Vulcan Materials James Hardie Industries CEMEX Eagle Materials Fortune Brands Innovations West Fraser Timber Skyline Champion Arcosa Tecnoglass CRH (NYSE:CRH) and Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, community ranking, dividends and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community favor CRH or MLM? Martin Marietta Materials received 19 more outperform votes than CRH when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.68% of users gave Martin Marietta Materials an outperform vote while only 56.93% of users gave CRH an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCRHOutperform Votes49356.93% Underperform Votes37343.07% Martin Marietta MaterialsOutperform Votes51263.68% Underperform Votes29236.32% Is CRH or MLM a better dividend stock? CRH pays an annual dividend of $1.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Martin Marietta Materials pays an annual dividend of $3.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. CRH pays out 22.7% 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. Which has more risk and volatility, CRH or MLM? CRH has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its share price is 30% 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 insiders & institutionals believe in CRH or MLM? 62.5% of CRH shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of Martin Marietta Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Martin Marietta Materials shares are held 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. Is CRH or MLM more profitable? Martin Marietta Materials has a net margin of 30.54% compared to CRH's net margin of 9.86%. CRH's return on equity of 16.35% beat Martin Marietta Materials' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CRH9.86% 16.35% 7.25% Martin Marietta Materials 30.54%12.11%6.55% Which has better valuation & earnings, CRH or MLM? CRH has higher revenue and earnings than Martin Marietta Materials. Martin Marietta Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CRH, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCRH$35.57B1.63$3.18B$5.0317.04Martin Marietta Materials$6.54B4.69$2.00B$32.3315.57 Do analysts recommend CRH or MLM? CRH presently has a consensus target price of $112.36, indicating a potential upside of 31.08%. Martin Marietta Materials has a consensus target price of $609.43, indicating a potential upside of 21.10%. Given CRH's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe CRH is more favorable than Martin Marietta Materials.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CRH 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.09Martin Marietta Materials 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.94 Does the media favor CRH or MLM? In the previous week, Martin Marietta Materials had 3 more articles in the media than CRH. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Martin Marietta Materials and 32 mentions for CRH. CRH's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Martin Marietta Materials' score of 1.26 indicating that CRH is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CRH 24 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Martin Marietta Materials 26 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryMartin Marietta Materials beats CRH on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Martin Marietta Materials News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MLM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MLM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMartin Marietta MaterialsMining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$30.68B$5.58B$7.89B$18.51BDividend Yield0.66%0.97%2.10%4.25%P/E Ratio15.5730.9815.1431.06Price / Sales4.6913.8770.3726.47Price / Cash12.0415.7921.4017.54Price / Book3.252.493.984.29Net Income$2.00B$289.19M$535.55M$1.02B7 Day Performance11.45%16.27%5.70%6.72%1 Month Performance5.25%-1.87%55.37%-6.79%1 Year Performance-16.02%-5.97%72.70%1.22% Martin Marietta Materials Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MLMMartin Marietta Materials4.419 of 5 stars$499.29-0.7%$609.43+22.1%-16.4%$30.44B$6.54B15.449,400Positive NewsGap DownCRHCRH3.7963 of 5 stars$81.03+0.2%$109.64+35.3%+4.0%$54.80B$35.57B16.2177,400Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Positive NewsVMCVulcan Materials4.2074 of 5 stars$228.56-0.9%$298.00+30.4%-7.3%$30.23B$7.42B33.3711,400Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeJHXJames Hardie Industries2.8367 of 5 stars$20.46-3.7%$42.45+107.5%-39.1%$8.79B$3.91B20.253,257Short Interest ↑Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeCXCEMEX4.0727 of 5 stars$5.13-0.3%$7.82+52.5%-37.7%$7.43B$16.20B8.1443,500Analyst ForecastGap DownHigh Trading VolumeEXPEagle Materials4.5037 of 5 stars$211.48-2.7%$279.40+32.1%-11.1%$7.04B$2.27B15.112,200Positive NewsGap DownFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.1165 of 5 stars$50.85-4.1%$85.25+67.6%-33.6%$6.16B$4.61B13.5611,200Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeWFGWest Fraser Timber3.9978 of 5 stars$70.39-4.2%$106.00+50.6%-5.8%$5.44B$6.17B-335.1811,000Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeSKYSkyline Champion0.6855 of 5 stars$83.57-4.1%$90.20+7.9%+4.4%$4.79B$2.43B29.438,400Positive NewsACAArcosa4.2719 of 5 stars$71.66-1.0%$105.50+47.2%-3.0%$3.50B$2.57B27.255,230Positive NewsGap DownTGLSTecnoglass2.7532 of 5 stars$64.44-0.5%$77.40+20.1%+24.7%$3.03B$890.18M20.148,531Positive NewsGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CRH Alternatives Vulcan Materials Alternatives James Hardie Industries Alternatives CEMEX Alternatives Eagle Materials Alternatives Fortune Brands Innovations Alternatives West Fraser Timber Alternatives Skyline Champion Alternatives Arcosa Alternatives Tecnoglass Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MLM) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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