NYSE:MLMMartin Marietta Materials Stock Price, Forecast & News

Martin Marietta Materials' stock was trading at $206.51 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, MLM shares have increased by 4.8% and is now trading at $216.34. 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) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 5th. The construction company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.15. The construction company had revenue of $958.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $933.11 million. Martin Marietta Materials had a return on equity of 11.30% and a net margin of 12.51%. The firm's revenue was up 2.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.68 earnings per share. View Martin Marietta Materials' earnings history.

Martin Marietta Materials declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.55 per share on Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.02%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 29th. View Martin Marietta Materials' dividend history.

20 brokers have issued twelve-month price targets for Martin Marietta Materials' stock. Their forecasts range from $129.00 to $310.00. On average, they anticipate Martin Marietta Materials' share price to reach $241.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 11.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Martin Marietta Materials.

Press coverage about MLM stock has trended negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Martin Marietta Materials earned a coverage optimism score of -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the construction company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View the latest news about Martin Marietta Materials.

Martin Marietta Materials saw a decrease in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,230,000 shares, a decrease of 7.5% from the June 15th total of 2,410,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 788,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.8 days. Approximately 3.6% 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 investors include Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.03%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan (0.01%) 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.

MLM stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have bought Martin Marietta Materials stock in the last two years include John J Koraleski, John P Mohr, and Stephen P Zelnak Jr. View insider buying and selling activity 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of MLM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $216.34.

Martin Marietta Materials has a market capitalization of $13.47 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.