NYSE:MLM - Martin Marietta Materials Stock Price, Price Target & More

Martin Marietta Materials trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MLM."

Martin Marietta Materials announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 1st will be given a dividend of $0.44 per share on Friday, June 29th. This represents a $1.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.78%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 31st. View Martin Marietta Materials' Dividend History.

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (NYSE:MLM) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 8th. The construction company reported $0.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.09. The construction company earned $802 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $822.23 million. Martin Marietta Materials had a return on equity of 9.47% and a net margin of 17.36%. Martin Marietta Materials's revenue was down 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.67 earnings per share. View Martin Marietta Materials' Earnings History.

Martin Marietta Materials is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, July, 30th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Martin Marietta Materials.

8 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for Martin Marietta Materials' shares. Their forecasts range from $225.00 to $262.00. On average, they expect Martin Marietta Materials' share price to reach $235.2857 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 4.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Martin Marietta Materials.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Martin Marietta Materials in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

Some companies that are related to Martin Marietta Materials include Vulcan Materials (VMC), Teck Resources (TECK), Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (SQM), MDU Resources Group (MDU), Summit Materials (SUM), Compass Minerals International (CMP), U.S. Silica (SLCA), Hecla Mining (HL), Fairmount Santrol (FMSA), Hi-Crush Partners (HCLP), Ciner Resources (CINR), Intrepid Potash (IPI), United States Lime & Minerals (USLM), Smart Sand (SND) and Emerge Energy Services (EMES).

News coverage about MLM stock has trended somewhat positive on Friday, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Martin Marietta Materials earned a coverage optimism score of 0.12 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the construction company an impact score of 47.08 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term.

Martin Marietta Materials' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Baillie Gifford & Co. (3.52%), Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.71%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.18%), Selz Capital LLC (0.15%), Heritage Investors Management Corp (0.14%) and Scout Investments Inc. (0.14%). Company insiders that own Martin Marietta Materials stock include Anne H Lloyd, C Howard Nye, Dana F Guzzo, Daniel L Grant, David G Maffucci, Donald A Mccunniff, John J Koraleski, Laree E Perez, Michael J Quillen, Roselyn R Bar and Sue W Cole. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Martin Marietta Materials.

MLM stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hartford Investment Management Co., Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Confluence Investment Management LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Franklin Street Advisors Inc. NC, Scout Investments Inc., Creative Planning and Exane Derivatives. Company insiders that have sold Martin Marietta Materials company stock in the last year include C Howard Nye, Donald A Mccunniff, Laree E Perez, Michael J Quillen, Roselyn R Bar and Sue W Cole. View Insider Buying and Selling for Martin Marietta Materials.

MLM stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Retirement Systems of Alabama, Rockland Trust Co., Bright Rock Capital Management LLC, Selz Capital LLC, Handelsbanken Fonder AB, Heritage Investors Management Corp, Essex Investment Management Co. LLC and Baillie Gifford & Co.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Martin Marietta Materials.

Shares of MLM can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of MLM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $224.22.

Martin Marietta Materials has a market capitalization of $14.21 billion and generates $3.97 billion in revenue each year. The construction company earns $713.34 million in net income (profit) each year or $7.18 on an earnings per share basis. Martin Marietta Materials employs 8,406 workers across the globe.

Martin Marietta Materials' mailing address is 2710 WYCLIFF ROAD, RALEIGH NC, 27607. The construction company can be reached via phone at 919-781-4550.