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MLM vs. AWI, CRH, DY, EXP, IR, ITT, KNF, OC, VMC, and JHX

Should 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 James Hardie Industries (JHX).

Martin Marietta Materials vs. Its Competitors

Armstrong World Industries (NYSE:AWI) and Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) are both construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Armstrong World Industries has a net margin of 18.25% compared to Martin Marietta Materials' net margin of 16.07%. Armstrong World Industries' return on equity of 39.37% beat Martin Marietta Materials' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Armstrong World Industries18.25% 39.37% 15.79%
Martin Marietta Materials 16.07%12.01%6.39%

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 Ratio
Armstrong World Industries$1.45B5.04$264.90M$6.2526.86
Martin Marietta Materials$6.54B5.20$2.00B$17.3632.50

98.9% of Armstrong World Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of Martin Marietta Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Armstrong World Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Martin Marietta Materials shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Armstrong World Industries has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Martin Marietta Materials has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Armstrong World Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Martin Marietta Materials pays an annual dividend of $3.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Armstrong World Industries pays out 19.7% 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 presently has a consensus price target of $162.88, suggesting a potential downside of 2.98%. Martin Marietta Materials has a consensus price target of $603.86, suggesting a potential upside of 7.04%. Given Martin Marietta Materials' stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)
2.50
Martin Marietta Materials
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.94

In the previous week, Martin Marietta Materials had 5 more articles in the media than Armstrong World Industries. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Martin Marietta Materials and 13 mentions for Armstrong World Industries. Martin Marietta Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Armstrong World Industries' score of 1.11 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
8 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Martin Marietta Materials
15 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Martin Marietta Materials beats Armstrong World Industries on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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MLM vs. The Competition

MetricMartin Marietta MaterialsBLDG IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$34.00B$7.94B$9.35B$20.66B
Dividend Yield0.56%1.78%2.01%3.71%
P/E Ratio32.5015.3916.1927.83
Price / Sales5.2017.77111.5556.10
Price / Cash13.3811.8814.9217.94
Price / Book3.654.304.514.60
Net Income$2.00B$473.25M$622.34M$989.58M
7 Day Performance1.43%4.19%1.81%1.16%
1 Month Performance4.11%7.02%5.83%5.49%
1 Year Performance1.73%17.50%96.58%10.60%

Martin Marietta Materials Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MLM
Martin Marietta Materials
4.0924 of 5 stars
$564.12
+0.4%
$603.86
+7.0%
+1.2%$34.00B$6.54B32.509,400Positive News
AWI
Armstrong World Industries
3.6115 of 5 stars
$167.11
-0.4%
$162.88
-2.5%
+42.4%$7.26B$1.45B26.743,600Positive News
CRH
CRH
3.3602 of 5 stars
$94.33
-0.6%
$114.18
+21.0%
+19.9%$63.73B$35.57B19.9979,800Positive News
DY
Dycom Industries
3.8697 of 5 stars
$252.47
+0.9%
$241.25
-4.4%
+41.0%$7.30B$4.70B32.0015,623News Coverage
Positive News
EXP
Eagle Materials
4.5477 of 5 stars
$211.99
-1.0%
$254.44
+20.0%
-2.6%$6.92B$2.26B15.412,500Positive News
IR
Ingersoll Rand
3.7995 of 5 stars
$86.68
-0.3%
$98.70
+13.9%
-8.5%$34.97B$7.24B42.9121,000Analyst Forecast
ITT
ITT
3.8697 of 5 stars
$158.84
-1.4%
$165.50
+4.2%
+17.0%$12.50B$3.63B25.2511,700Analyst Forecast
KNF
Knife River
3.3376 of 5 stars
$78.62
-2.5%
$117.17
+49.0%
+3.0%$4.45B$2.90B24.804,761Positive News
OC
Owens Corning
4.8284 of 5 stars
$142.38
-2.0%
$183.80
+29.1%
-16.8%$12.11B$11.49B50.1325,000Positive News
VMC
Vulcan Materials
4.7916 of 5 stars
$267.02
+0.3%
$302.91
+13.4%
+6.4%$35.27B$7.42B37.8811,436Positive News
Dividend Announcement
JHX
James Hardie Industries
2.3931 of 5 stars
$27.86
-3.2%
$39.12
+40.4%
-18.2%$11.98B$3.88B28.435,860Analyst Forecast
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