Martin Marietta Materials - MLM Stock Forecast, Price & News

12 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Martin Marietta Materials in the last twelve months. There are currently 12 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" MLM shares.
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12 brokerages have issued 1 year price objectives for Martin Marietta Materials' stock. Their MLM share price forecasts range from $375.00 to $475.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $411.18 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 27.7% from the stock's current price.
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Martin Marietta Materials' stock was trading at $440.52 at the start of the year. Since then, MLM stock has decreased by 26.9% and is now trading at $322.09.
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Martin Marietta Materials saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,340,000 shares, an increase of 21.8% from the August 31st total of 1,100,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 399,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.4 days. Approximately 2.2% of the company's shares are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, November 1st 2022.
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Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (NYSE:MLM) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 28th. The construction company reported $3.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.72 by $0.24. The construction company earned $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.59 billion. Martin Marietta Materials had a net margin of 13.49% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.28%. The company's revenue was up 19.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $3.81 EPS.
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Martin Marietta Materials announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 1st will be given a dividend of $0.66 per share on Friday, September 30th. This represents a $2.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.82%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 31st. This is a positive change from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.61.
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Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) pays an annual dividend of $2.64 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.82%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 7 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 20.67%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, MLM will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.70% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Martin Marietta Materials issued an update on its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Thursday, August, 4th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $5.77 billion-$5.91 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $5.86 billion.

125 employees have rated Martin Marietta Materials Chief Executive Officer C. Howard Nye on Glassdoor.com. C. Howard Nye has an approval rating of 84% among the company's employees.

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

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One share of MLM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $322.09.

Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) has a market capitalization of $20.09 billion and generates $5.41 billion in revenue each year. The construction company earns $702.50 million in net income (profit) each year or $12.77 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 10,000 workers across the globe.

Martin Marietta Materials' mailing address is 2710 WYCLIFF ROAD, RALEIGH NC, 27607. The official website for the company is www.martinmarietta.com. The construction company can be reached via phone at (919) 781-4550, via email at suzanne.osberg@martinmarietta.com, or via fax at 919-783-4535.