NYSE:MLMMartin Marietta Materials Stock Price, Forecast & News

Martin Marietta Materials' stock was trading at $206.51 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, MLM shares have increased by 3.4% and is now trading at $213.49. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

20 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Martin Marietta Materials in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 14 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Martin Marietta Materials.

Martin Marietta Materials is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 4th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Martin Marietta Materials.

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (NYSE:MLM) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 5th. The construction company reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.15. The construction company earned $958.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $933.11 million. Martin Marietta Materials had a net margin of 12.51% and a return on equity of 11.30%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 2.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.68 earnings per share. View Martin Marietta Materials' earnings history.

Martin Marietta Materials announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st will be given a dividend of $0.55 per share on Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.03%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 29th. View Martin Marietta Materials' dividend history.

20 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Martin Marietta Materials' stock. Their forecasts range from $129.00 to $310.00. On average, they anticipate Martin Marietta Materials' stock price to reach $241.75 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 13.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Martin Marietta Materials.

Press coverage about MLM stock has been trending negative on Sunday, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Martin Marietta Materials earned a news impact score of -2.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the construction company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news about Martin Marietta Materials.

Martin Marietta Materials saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,410,000 shares, an increase of 12.1% from the May 31st total of 2,150,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 863,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.8 days. Currently, 3.9% of the company's shares are sold short. View Martin Marietta Materials' Current Options Chain.

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

Martin Marietta Materials' stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.03%) and Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC (0.00%). Company insiders that own Martin Marietta Materials stock include C Howard Nye, Donald A Mccunniff, John J Koraleski, John P Mohr, Laree E Perez, Roselyn R Bar, Stephen P Zelnak Jr 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 Confluence Investment Management LLC, and Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC. Company insiders that have sold Martin Marietta Materials company stock in the last year include C Howard Nye, and Roselyn R Bar. View insider buying and selling activity for Martin Marietta Materials.

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One share of MLM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $213.49.

Martin Marietta Materials has a market capitalization of $13.29 billion and generates $4.74 billion in revenue each year. The construction company earns $611.90 million in net income (profit) each year or $9.74 on an earnings per share basis. Martin Marietta Materials employs 8,846 workers across the globe.

The official website for Martin Marietta Materials is www.martinmarietta.com.

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