MLM vs. CRH, VMC, JHX, CX, FBIN, EXP, WFG, SKY, ACA, and TGLS
Should 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), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), Eagle Materials (EXP), 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 (NYSE:CRH) and Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, community ranking and valuation.
Martin Marietta Materials received 20 more outperform votes than CRH when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.70% of users gave Martin Marietta Materials an outperform vote while only 56.79% of users gave CRH an outperform vote.
CRH pays an annual dividend of $1.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Martin Marietta Materials pays an annual dividend of $3.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. CRH pays out 21.0% 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.
In the previous week, Martin Marietta Materials had 10 more articles in the media than CRH. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Martin Marietta Materials and 20 mentions for CRH. CRH's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Martin Marietta Materials' score of 0.83 indicating that CRH is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
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.
CRH currently has a consensus price target of $107.75, indicating a potential upside of 7.48%. Martin Marietta Materials has a consensus price target of $639.43, indicating a potential upside of 30.51%. Given Martin Marietta Materials' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Martin Marietta Materials is more favorable than CRH.
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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Martin Marietta Materials beats CRH on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:MLM) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
