Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. is a producer and supplier of construction materials used in infrastructure, commercial, residential, and industrial projects. The company’s principal products include crushed stone, sand, gravel, cement, ready-mixed concrete, asphalt, and related paving materials.

The company serves customers primarily across the United States, with operations concentrated in major markets experiencing demand for transportation infrastructure, building construction, and other development projects. Its products are sold to highway and infrastructure contractors, concrete and asphalt producers, homebuilders, commercial developers, and other construction-related customers.

Martin Marietta Materials was established as an independent public company in 1993 following the separation of Martin Marietta Corporation’s materials business. Headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, the company has expanded its network of quarries, cement plants, ready-mixed concrete facilities, asphalt operations, and distribution locations through organic growth and acquisitions.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $475.06 to $486.80
• 50-Day Range: $479.32 to $583.97
• 52-Week Range: $470.19 to $710.97
• Volume: 707,076 shs
• Average Volume: 860,843 shs
• Market Capitalization: $29.21 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.95
• Dividend Yield: 0.69%
• Price Target: $654.88
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Martin Marietta Materials Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Martin Marietta Materials scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 21st out of 231 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Martin Marietta Materials has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.55, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 12 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Martin Marietta Materials has a consensus price target of $654.88, representing about 34.7% upside from its current price of $486.31.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Martin Marietta Materials has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 18.18%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Martin Marietta Materials are expected to grow by 18.18% in the coming year, from $17.77 to $21.00 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Martin Marietta Materials is 11.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Martin Marietta Materials is 11.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.07.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Martin Marietta Materials has a PEG Ratio of 2.29. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Martin Marietta Materials has a P/B Ratio of 2.92. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.87% of the float of Martin Marietta Materials has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Martin Marietta Materials has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.46, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Martin Marietta Materials has recently increased by 7.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Martin Marietta Materials has a dividend yield of 0.70%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Martin Marietta Materials has been increasing its dividend for 9 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Martin Marietta Materials is 8.26%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Martin Marietta Materials will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.00% next year. This indicates that Martin Marietta Materials will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.09

News Sentiment

Martin Marietta Materials has a news sentiment score of 0.09. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.43 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Martin Marietta Materials this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

8 people have searched for MLM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 167% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 5 people have added Martin Marietta Materials to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -29% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Martin Marietta Materials insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.65% of the stock of Martin Marietta Materials is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

95.04% of the stock of Martin Marietta Materials is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2026
• Today: 10/05/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Construction Materials
• Sub-Industry: Construction Materials
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MLM
• CIK: 916076
• Web: www.martinmarietta.com
• Phone: (919) 781-4550
• Fax: 919-783-4535
• Employees: 9,600
• Year Founded: 1993

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Martin Marietta Materials: $654.88
• High Price Target: $785.00
• Low Price Target: $556.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +34.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.55
• Research Coverage: 20 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $40.70
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.95
• Forward P/E Ratio: 27.37
• P/E Growth: 2.29
• Net Income: $1.14 billion
• Net Margins: 36.73%
• Pretax Margin: 17.43%
• Return on Equity: 9.49%
• Return on Assets: 5.11%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.44
• Current Ratio: 1.41
• Quick Ratio: 0.73

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.15 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.75
• Cash Flow: $27.20 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.88
• Book Value: $166.38 per share
• Price / Book: 2.92

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 60,070,000
• Free Float: 59,676,000
• Market Cap: $29.21 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.08