Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) and Applied Minerals (OTCMKTS:AMNL) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.
Risk and Volatility
Martin Marietta Materials has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Minerals has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Martin Marietta Materials and Applied Minerals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Martin Marietta Materials | 0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2.48 |
Applied Minerals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Martin Marietta Materials currently has a consensus target price of $270.0909, suggesting a potential downside of 19.76%. Given Martin Marietta Materials' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Martin Marietta Materials is more favorable than Applied Minerals.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
97.8% of Martin Marietta Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.3% of Applied Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Martin Marietta Materials shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of Applied Minerals shares are owned 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.
Profitability
This table compares Martin Marietta Materials and Applied Minerals' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Martin Marietta Materials | 14.38% | 12.22% | 6.48% |
Applied Minerals | -649.28% | N/A | -270.20% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Martin Marietta Materials and Applied Minerals' revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Martin Marietta Materials | $4.74 billion | 4.42 | $611.90 million | $9.74 | 34.56 |
Applied Minerals | $490,000.00 | 18.76 | $-5,970,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
Martin Marietta Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Applied Minerals.
Summary
Martin Marietta Materials beats Applied Minerals on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.