The price-to-earnings ratio for Martin Marietta Materials, Inc (NYSE: MLM) is 14.38x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for MLM is 0.82. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 12 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MLM is 60.51M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.72% of that float. On March 14, 2025, MLM’s average trading volume was 524.50K shares.
MLM) stock’s latest price update
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc (NYSE: MLM)’s stock price has gone rise by 0.09 in comparison to its previous close of 464.66, however, the company has experienced a -2.28% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-02-20 that RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (NYSE: MLM) (“Martin Marietta” or the “Company”) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.79 per share on the Company’s outstanding common stock. This dividend will be payable on March 31, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 3, 2025.
MLM’s Market Performance
MLM’s stock has fallen by -2.28% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -12.09% and a quarterly drop of -19.08%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.95% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.19% for Martin Marietta Materials, Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -4.66% for MLM’s stock, with a simple moving average of -14.59% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MLM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MLM stocks, with Stifel repeating the rating for MLM by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for MLM in the upcoming period, according to Stifel is $559 based on the research report published on March 04, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Wolfe Research, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MLM reach a price target of $563. The rating they have provided for MLM stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on January 08th, 2025.
HSBC Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to MLM, setting the target price at $690 in the report published on December 11th of the previous year.
MLM Trading at -9.52% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MLM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -26.56% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.19%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.95%, as shares sank -10.07% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -12.06% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MLM fell by -2.28%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -18.90% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $487.77. In addition, Martin Marietta Materials, Inc saw -9.96% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MLM starting from McCunniff Donald A., who sale 1,332 shares at the price of $475.00 back on Mar 05 ’25. After this action, McCunniff Donald A. now owns 3,523 shares of Martin Marietta Materials, Inc, valued at $632,700 using the latest closing price.
Petro Michael J, the SVP – Strategy and Development of Martin Marietta Materials, Inc, purchase 550 shares at $454.37 during a trade that took place back on Mar 04 ’25, which means that Petro Michael J is holding 8,985 shares at $249,904 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MLM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.22 for the present operating margin
- 0.29 for the gross margin
The net margin for Martin Marietta Materials, Inc stands at 0.31. The total capital return value is set at 0.11. Equity return is now at value 22.83, with 11.72 for asset returns.
Based on Martin Marietta Materials, Inc (MLM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.36 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.28. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.56. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 8.58.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.34 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.32. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.05. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.64for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.36. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.50.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Martin Marietta Materials, Inc (MLM) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
