Compare Stocks: KNF, EXP, MLM, and ACA

Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
ACA Arcosa	$146.64 +0.0%	$145.38	$89.03 ▼ $146.92	$7.20B	1.07	654,141 shs	390,649 shs
EXP Eagle Materials	$178.64 +0.1%	$198.87	$171.99 ▼ $245.53	$5.48B	1.36	421,836 shs	418,531 shs
KNF Knife River	$54.56 0.0%	$65.45	$50.67 ▼ $96.28	$3.10B	0.38	1.04 million shs	1.18 million shs
MLM Martin Marietta Materials	$483.92 -0.1%	$528.25	$477.38 ▼ $710.97	$29.07B	1.1	853,418 shs	1.10 million shs

7 Blue-Chip Stocks to Add To Your Forever Portfolio

A strong long-term portfolio starts with companies that can survive recessions, inflation, changing consumer habits, and shifting market leadership.

This report names seven blue-chip stocks across technology, retail, consumer staples, healthcare, networking, sporting goods, and utilities that offer investors a mix of stability, income, growth, and staying power.

Get This Free Report

Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
ACA Arcosa	0.00%	+0.58%	+0.92%	+1.44%	+58.22%
EXP Eagle Materials	0.00%	+1.05%	-9.73%	-21.42%	-23.25%
KNF Knife River	0.00%	+0.19%	-15.05%	-36.36%	-25.91%
MLM Martin Marietta Materials	0.00%	-1.38%	-8.89%	-16.38%	-21.21%

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
ACA Arcosa	$146.64 +0.0%	$145.38	$89.03 ▼ $146.92	$7.20B	1.07	654,141 shs	390,649 shs
EXP Eagle Materials	$178.64 +0.1%	$198.87	$171.99 ▼ $245.53	$5.48B	1.36	421,836 shs	418,531 shs
KNF Knife River	$54.56 0.0%	$65.45	$50.67 ▼ $96.28	$3.10B	0.38	1.04 million shs	1.18 million shs
MLM Martin Marietta Materials	$483.92 -0.1%	$528.25	$477.38 ▼ $710.97	$29.07B	1.1	853,418 shs	1.10 million shs

7 Blue-Chip Stocks to Add To Your Forever Portfolio

Get This Free Report

Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
ACA Arcosa	0.00%	+0.58%	+0.92%	+1.44%	+58.22%
EXP Eagle Materials	0.00%	+1.05%	-9.73%	-21.42%	-23.25%
KNF Knife River	0.00%	+0.19%	-15.05%	-36.36%	-25.91%
MLM Martin Marietta Materials	0.00%	-1.38%	-8.89%	-16.38%	-21.21%

Compare Analyst Forecasts

Company	Consensus Rating Score	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target	% Upside from Current Price
ACA Arcosa	2.43	Hold	$141.25	-3.67% Downside
EXP Eagle Materials	1.90	Reduce	$218.33	22.22% Upside
KNF Knife River	2.36	Hold	$78.29	43.48% Upside
MLM Martin Marietta Materials	2.55	Moderate Buy	$666.12	37.65% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest KNF, EXP, MLM, and ACA Analyst Ratings

Date	Company	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/25/2026	KNF Knife River	B. Riley Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Buy	$105.00 ➝ $65.00
9/24/2026	KNF Knife River	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Outperform	$90.00 ➝ $80.00
9/21/2026	MLM Martin Marietta Materials	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Overweight	$609.00 ➝ $585.00
9/14/2026	EXP Eagle Materials	DA Davidson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$220.00 ➝ $207.00
9/11/2026	EXP Eagle Materials	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Hold (C)
9/9/2026	MLM Martin Marietta Materials	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Equal Weight ➝ Overweight	$581.00 ➝ $609.00
9/9/2026	KNF Knife River	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight	$73.00 ➝ $62.00
9/9/2026	KNF Knife River	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Cautious
9/9/2026	EXP Eagle Materials	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Overweight ➝ Equal Weight	$231.00 ➝ $196.00
9/9/2026	EXP Eagle Materials	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Cautious
9/9/2026	EXP Eagle Materials	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Equal Weight	$231.00 ➝ $196.00

(Data available from 9/27/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Compare Sales & Book Value

Company	Annual Revenue	Price/Sales	Cashflow	Price/Cash	Book Value	Price/Book
ACA Arcosa	$2.92B	2.47	$9.04 per share	16.22	$53.86 per share	2.72
EXP Eagle Materials	$2.31B	2.37	$18.74 per share	9.53	$46.92 per share	3.81
KNF Knife River	$3.15B	0.98	$6.26 per share	8.72	$28.96 per share	1.88
MLM Martin Marietta Materials	$6.69B	4.35	$26.96 per share	17.95	$166.38 per share	2.91

Compare Profitability & Earnings

Company	Net Income	EPS	Trailing P/E Ratio	Forward P/E Ratio	P/E Growth	Net Margins	Return on Equity (ROE)	Return on Assets (ROA)	Next Earnings Date
ACA Arcosa	$208.40M	$9.98	14.69	29.86	2.20	17.90%	7.90%	4.22%	10/29/2026 (Estimated)
EXP Eagle Materials	$423.81M	$12.65	14.12	12.46	N/A	17.32%	26.87%	10.73%	10/29/2026 (Estimated)
KNF Knife River	$157.07M	$2.45	22.27	16.84	1.14	4.23%	8.73%	3.65%	11/3/2026 (Estimated)
MLM Martin Marietta Materials	$1.14B	$40.70	11.89	23.04	2.24	36.73%	9.49%	5.11%	11/3/2026 (Estimated)

Latest KNF, EXP, MLM, and ACA Earnings

Date	Quarter	Company	Consensus Estimate	Reported EPS	Beat/Miss	Gap EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue
8/5/2026	Q2 2026	ACA Arcosa	$1.18	$1.13	-$0.05	$6.67	$687.50 million	$658.70 million
8/4/2026	Q2 2026	KNF Knife River	$1.13	$0.77	-$0.36	$0.77	$931.39 million	$938.59 million
7/30/2026	Q2 2026	MLM Martin Marietta Materials	$4.76	$5.00	+$0.24	$4.17	$1.87 billion	$1.95 billion
7/29/2026	Q1 2027	EXP Eagle Materials	$3.37	$3.29	-$0.08	$3.29	$620.35 million	$650.97 million

Compare Dividends

Company	Annual Payout	Dividend Yield	5-Year Annualized Dividend Growth	Payout Ratio	Years of Consecutive Growth
ACA Arcosa	$0.20	0.14%	N/A	2.00%	N/A
EXP Eagle Materials	$1.00	0.56%	+58.49%	7.91%	N/A
KNF Knife River	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MLM Martin Marietta Materials	$3.36	0.69%	+7.66%	8.26%	9 Years

Latest KNF, EXP, MLM, and ACA Dividends

Announcement	Company	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
9/2/2026	ACA Arcosa	quarterly	$0.05	0.14%	10/15/2026	10/15/2026	10/30/2026
8/3/2026	EXP Eagle Materials	quarterly	$0.25	0.55%	9/14/2026	9/14/2026	10/13/2026
8/13/2026	MLM Martin Marietta Materials	quarterly	$0.84	0.67%	9/1/2026	9/1/2026	9/30/2026

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Compare Debt

Company	Debt-to-Equity Ratio	Current Ratio	Quick Ratio
ACA Arcosa	0.48	3.12	2.31
EXP Eagle Materials	1.17	3.23	1.91
KNF Knife River	1.00	2.66	1.60
MLM Martin Marietta Materials	0.44	1.41	0.73

Compare Ownership

Institutional Ownership

Company	Institutional Ownership
ACA Arcosa	90.66%
EXP Eagle Materials	96.07%
KNF Knife River	80.11%
MLM Martin Marietta Materials	95.04%

Insider Ownership

Company	Insider Ownership
ACA Arcosa	1.80%
EXP Eagle Materials	1.70%
KNF Knife River	0.40%
MLM Martin Marietta Materials	0.65%

Compare Miscellaneous Stats

Company	Employees	Shares Outstanding	Free Float	Optionable
ACA Arcosa	6,390	49.11 million	48.22 million	Not Optionable
EXP Eagle Materials	2,800	30.67 million	30.15 million	Optionable
KNF Knife River	5,298	56.76 million	56.54 million	Optionable
MLM Martin Marietta Materials	9,600	60.07 million	59.68 million	Optionable

KNF, EXP, MLM, and ACA Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) Hits New 1-Year Low - What's Next?

September 26 at 5:01 AM | americanbankingnews.com

Jefferies Cuts Martin Marietta Materials Price Target to $670 From $720, Maintains Buy Rating

September 24, 2026 | finance.yahoo.com

Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) Hits New 1-Year Low - What's Next?

September 24, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Martin Marietta stock heads into the open after a 1.78 percent gain

September 23, 2026 | ad-hoc-news.deA

Wells Fargo Adjusts PT on Martin Marietta Materials to $585 From $609, Maintains Overweight Rating

September 22, 2026 | finance.yahoo.com

Wells Fargo Keeps Their Buy Rating on Martin Marietta Materials (MLM)

September 22, 2026 | theglobeandmail.com

Martin Marietta stock heads into the open after a 2.9 percent drop

September 22, 2026 | ad-hoc-news.deA

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM): Buy, sell, or hold post Q2 earnings?

September 21, 2026 | msn.com

Wells Fargo & Company Has Lowered Expectations for Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) Stock Price

September 21, 2026 | americanbankingnews.com

Wells Fargo & Company Cuts Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) Price Target to $585.00

September 21, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Nykredit A S Buys New Shares in Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. $MLM

September 21, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Is Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) Undervalued Following Record Guidance And A 20% Slide?

September 20, 2026 | finance.yahoo.com

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (NYSE:MLM) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages

September 19, 2026 | americanbankingnews.com

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (NYSE:MLM) Given Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Brokerages

September 19, 2026 | marketbeat.com

ALB, MLM lead 10 large-cap US materials stocks with weak momentum grades

September 18, 2026 | msn.com

A Look Back at Building Materials Stocks’ Q2 Earnings: Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) Vs The Rest Of The Pack

September 18, 2026 | finance.yahoo.com

Strategic Asset Base Positions Martin Marietta (MLM) for Long-Term Growth

September 18, 2026 | insidermonkey.com

Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) Sets New 1-Year Low - Time to Sell?

September 17, 2026 | marketbeat.com

BNP Paribas Adjusts PT on Martin Marietta Materials to $565 From $590, Keeps Neutral Rating

September 16, 2026 | finance.yahoo.com

Martin Marietta extends major receivables financing facility

September 16, 2026 | tipranks.com

Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC Acquires 2,770 Shares of Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. $MLM

September 15, 2026 | marketbeat.com

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

Media Sentiment Over Time

Top Headlines

View All

KNF, EXP, MLM, and ACA Company Descriptions

Arcosa NYSE:ACA

$146.64 +0.02 (+0.01%)

Closing price 09/25/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$146.62 -0.01 (-0.01%)

As of 09/25/2026 07:30 PM Eastern

Arcosa, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides infrastructure-related products and solutions for the construction, engineered structures, and transportation markets in the United States. It operates through three segments: Construction Products, Engineered Structures, and Transportation Products. The Construction Products segment offers natural and recycled aggregates; specialty materials; and construction site support equipment, including trench shields and shoring products for residential and non-residential construction, and specialty/other products, as well as for infrastructure construction. The Engineered Structures segment offers utility structures, wind towers, traffic structures, and telecommunication structures for electricity transmission and distribution, wind power generation, highway road construction, and wireless communication markets. The Transportation Products segment offers inland barges, fiberglass barge covers, winches, marine hardware, and steel components for railcars and transportation equipment; cast components for industrial and mining sectors; and axles, circular forgings, and coupling devices for freight, tank, locomotive, and passenger rail transportation equipment, as well as other industrial uses. Arcosa, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Eagle Materials NYSE:EXP

$178.64 +0.15 (+0.08%)

Closing price 09/25/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$178.57 -0.07 (-0.04%)

As of 09/25/2026 07:30 PM Eastern

Eagle Materials Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells heavy construction materials and light building materials in the United States. It operates in four segments: Cement, Concrete and Aggregates, Gypsum Wallboard, and Recycled Paperboard. The company engages in the mining of limestone for the manufacture, production, distribution, and sale of Portland cement, including Portland limestone cement; grinding and sale of slag; and mining of gypsum for the manufacture and sale of gypsum wallboards used to finish the interior walls and ceilings in residential, commercial, and industrial structures, as well as well as containerboard and lightweight packaging grades; manufacture and sale of recycled paperboard to the gypsum wallboard industry and other paperboard converters; the sale of readymix concrete; and mining and sale of aggregates, such as crushed stone, sand, and gravel. Its products are used in commercial and residential construction; public construction projects to build, expand, and repair roads and highways; and repair and remodel activities. The company was formerly known as Centex Construction Products, Inc. and changed its name to Eagle Materials, Inc. in January 2004. Eagle Materials Inc. was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Knife River NYSE:KNF

$54.56 -0.02 (-0.03%)

Closing price 09/25/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$54.60 +0.04 (+0.07%)

As of 09/25/2026 07:41 PM Eastern

Knife River Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides aggregates- led construction materials and contracting services in the United States. It operates through Pacific, Northwest, Mountain, Central, and Energy Services segments. The company mines, processes, and sells construction aggregates, including crushed stone and sand, and gravel; and produces and sells asphalt and ready-mix concrete. It also provides contracting service, such as heavy-civil construction, asphalt and concrete paving, and site development and grading. In addition, the company sells cement, merchandise, and other building materials and related services. The company sells its construction materials to public and private-sector customers, including federal, state, and municipal governments, as well as industrial, commercial and residential developers, and other private parties; and provides its contracting services to public-sector customers for the development and servicing of highways, local roads, bridges, and other public-infrastructure projects. Knife River Corporation was founded in 1917 and is based in Bismarck, North Dakota.

Martin Marietta Materials NYSE:MLM

$483.92 -0.38 (-0.08%)

Closing price 09/25/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$483.82 -0.10 (-0.02%)

As of 09/25/2026 07:30 PM Eastern

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., a natural resource-based building materials company, supplies aggregates and heavy-side building materials to the construction industry in the United States and internationally. It offers crushed stone, sand, and gravel products; ready mixed concrete and asphalt; paving products and services; and Portland and specialty cement for use in the infrastructure projects, and nonresidential and residential construction markets, as well as in the railroad, agricultural, utility, and environmental industries. The company also produces magnesia-based chemicals products; dolomitic lime primarily to customers for steel production and soil stabilization; and cement treated materials. Its chemical products are used in flame retardants, wastewater treatment, pulp and paper production, and other environmental applications. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.

More Stock Comparisions from MarketBeat

More Stock Ideas from MarketBeat

Stock Lists

Low Priced Stocks

Stocks By Exchange

Latest Stock Ideas

Unlock superior investment research and tools.

Get MarketBeat All Access

In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies.
Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more.
Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter.

Sign In
Create Account

Your Email Address:

Your Password:

Forgot your password?

Your Email Address:

Choose a Password:

By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Compare Stocks

Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Price & Volume

Compare Price Performance

Compare Price & Volume

Compare Price Performance

Compare Analyst Forecasts

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest KNF, EXP, MLM, and ACA Analyst Ratings

Compare Sales & Book Value

Compare Profitability & Earnings

Latest KNF, EXP, MLM, and ACA Earnings

Compare Dividends

Latest KNF, EXP, MLM, and ACA Dividends

Compare Debt

Compare Ownership

Institutional Ownership

Insider Ownership

Compare Miscellaneous Stats

KNF, EXP, MLM, and ACA Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

Media Sentiment Over Time

Top Headlines

KNF, EXP, MLM, and ACA Company Descriptions

Arcosa NYSE:ACA

Eagle Materials NYSE:EXP

Knife River NYSE:KNF

Martin Marietta Materials NYSE:MLM

More Stock Comparisions from MarketBeat

Stock Comparison Ideas (A-K)

Stock Comparison Ideas (L-Z)

More Stock Ideas from MarketBeat

MarketBeat All Access Features

Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring

Stock Ideas and Recommendations

Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools