Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) Competitors $609.64 +31.78 (+5.50%) As of 01:04 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MLM vs. AWI, CRH, DY, EXP, IR, ITT, KNF, OC, VMC, and CXShould you be buying Martin Marietta Materials stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Martin Marietta Materials include Armstrong World Industries (AWI), CRH (CRH), Dycom Industries (DY), Eagle Materials (EXP), Ingersoll Rand (IR), ITT (ITT), Knife River (KNF), Owens Corning (OC), Vulcan Materials (VMC), and Cemex (CX). Martin Marietta Materials vs. Its Competitors Armstrong World Industries CRH Dycom Industries Eagle Materials Ingersoll Rand ITT Knife River Owens Corning Vulcan Materials Cemex Armstrong World Industries (NYSE:AWI) and Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) are both construction companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AWI or MLM? Martin Marietta Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Armstrong World Industries. Armstrong World Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Martin Marietta Materials, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioArmstrong World Industries$1.45B5.68$264.90M$6.7628.08Martin Marietta Materials$6.64B5.54$2.00B$17.3635.12 Which has more risk and volatility, AWI or MLM? Armstrong World Industries has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Martin Marietta Materials has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AWI or MLM? 98.9% of Armstrong World Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of Martin Marietta Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Armstrong World Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Martin Marietta Materials shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is AWI or MLM more profitable? Armstrong World Industries has a net margin of 18.95% compared to Martin Marietta Materials' net margin of 16.07%. Armstrong World Industries' return on equity of 39.80% beat Martin Marietta Materials' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Armstrong World Industries18.95% 39.80% 16.79% Martin Marietta Materials 16.07%12.01%6.39% Does the media refer more to AWI or MLM? In the previous week, Armstrong World Industries had 17 more articles in the media than Martin Marietta Materials. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Armstrong World Industries and 21 mentions for Martin Marietta Materials. Martin Marietta Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Armstrong World Industries' score of 0.76 indicating that Martin Marietta Materials is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Armstrong World Industries 15 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Martin Marietta Materials 14 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate AWI or MLM? Armstrong World Industries presently has a consensus price target of $177.13, suggesting a potential downside of 6.68%. Martin Marietta Materials has a consensus price target of $605.93, suggesting a potential downside of 0.61%. Given Martin Marietta Materials' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Martin Marietta Materials is more favorable than Armstrong World Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Armstrong World Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Martin Marietta Materials 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.94 Is AWI or MLM a better dividend stock? Armstrong World Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Martin Marietta Materials pays an annual dividend of $3.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Armstrong World Industries pays out 18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Martin Marietta Materials pays out 18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Armstrong World Industries has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Martin Marietta Materials has increased its dividend for 9 consecutive years. Armstrong World Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryArmstrong World Industries and Martin Marietta Materials tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Martin Marietta Materials News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MLM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MLM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MLM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMartin Marietta MaterialsBLDG IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$36.83B$8.44B$9.15B$20.55BDividend Yield0.55%1.74%2.03%3.70%P/E Ratio35.2015.7915.4129.33Price / Sales5.5413.69109.0965.12Price / Cash13.7511.8215.0017.53Price / Book3.943.674.624.61Net Income$2.00B$473.25M$620.50M$994.29M7 Day Performance5.76%-0.89%-1.05%-2.42%1 Month Performance9.28%1.95%-0.18%-1.44%1 Year Performance7.28%16.54%104.93%11.72% Martin Marietta Materials Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MLMMartin Marietta Materials3.0178 of 5 stars$609.64+5.5%$605.93-0.6%+1.6%$36.83B$6.64B35.209,400Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap UpAWIArmstrong World Industries3.8878 of 5 stars$169.09+0.3%$162.88-3.7%+49.1%$7.34B$1.50B27.053,600Earnings ReportCRHCRH3.3727 of 5 stars$98.72-1.3%$112.82+14.3%+20.5%$66.70B$35.57B20.9279,800Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDYDycom Industries3.7746 of 5 stars$264.35-0.1%$259.00-2.0%+52.5%$7.65B$4.70B33.5015,623Positive NewsEXPEagle Materials4.1074 of 5 stars$221.67-2.0%$254.44+14.8%-13.1%$7.23B$2.26B16.112,500Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeIRIngersoll Rand4.513 of 5 stars$87.96-0.4%$100.92+14.7%-14.1%$35.49B$7.24B43.5421,000News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionITTITT4.2056 of 5 stars$162.38+0.5%$173.25+6.7%+26.4%$12.78B$3.63B25.8211,700Positive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastKNFKnife River3.0587 of 5 stars$82.03-0.2%$117.17+42.8%+13.8%$4.65B$2.92B25.884,761Upcoming EarningsOCOwens Corning4.8107 of 5 stars$143.54-1.6%$184.30+28.4%-19.6%$12.21B$10.98B50.5425,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsVMCVulcan Materials3.3678 of 5 stars$270.34-1.6%$301.27+11.4%+3.1%$35.71B$7.42B38.3511,436News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑CXCemex3.2581 of 5 stars$8.40-0.1%$7.74-7.8%+38.7%$12.17B$15.68B8.2445,649 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Armstrong World Industries Alternatives CRH Alternatives Dycom Industries Alternatives Eagle Materials Alternatives Ingersoll Rand Alternatives ITT Alternatives Knife River Alternatives Owens Corning Alternatives Vulcan Materials Alternatives Cemex Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MLM) was last updated on 8/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you're collecting or planning to collect social security... 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