Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for MLM Q4 Earnings

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (NYSE:MLM) – Zacks Research cut their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Martin Marietta Materials in a report issued on Wednesday, March 5th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the construction company will post earnings per share of $4.74 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $5.13. The consensus estimate for Martin Marietta Materials’ current full-year earnings is $19.53 per share.

Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The construction company reported $4.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.62 by $0.17. Martin Marietta Materials had a return on equity of 12.11% and a net margin of 30.54%.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. BNP Paribas downgraded Martin Marietta Materials from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Raymond James cut their price target on Martin Marietta Materials from $630.00 to $600.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Martin Marietta Materials from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on Martin Marietta Materials from $657.00 to $622.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Martin Marietta Materials from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $515.00 to $640.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Martin Marietta Materials currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $634.36.

Martin Marietta Materials Trading Down 3.1 %

Shares of NYSE:MLM opened at $461.02 on Friday. Martin Marietta Materials has a 12-month low of $448.50 and a 12-month high of $633.23. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $518.87 and its 200-day simple moving average is $543.18. The company has a market capitalization of $28.11 billion, a PE ratio of 14.26, a P/E/G ratio of 4.45 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a current ratio of 2.50, a quick ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Martin Marietta Materials

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Martin Marietta Materials during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Martin Marietta Materials during the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000. First Personal Financial Services purchased a new position in shares of Martin Marietta Materials during the 3rd quarter valued at about $33,000. Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Martin Marietta Materials in the 4th quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, Hopwood Financial Services Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Martin Marietta Materials in the 4th quarter valued at about $36,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.04% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Martin Marietta Materials news, EVP Donald A. Mccunniff sold 1,332 shares of Martin Marietta Materials stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $475.00, for a total transaction of $632,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 3,523 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,673,425. The trade was a 27.44 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Michael J. Petro acquired 550 shares of Martin Marietta Materials stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were bought at an average price of $454.37 per share, with a total value of $249,903.50. Following the purchase, the senior vice president now directly owns 8,985 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,082,514.45. The trade was a 6.52 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 0.68% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Martin Marietta Materials Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.79 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $3.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.69%. Martin Marietta Materials’s dividend payout ratio is currently 9.77%.

Martin Marietta Materials Company Profile

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc, a natural resource-based building materials company, supplies aggregates and heavy-side building materials to the construction industry in the United States and internationally. It offers crushed stone, sand, and gravel products; ready mixed concrete and asphalt; paving products and services; and Portland and specialty cement for use in the infrastructure projects, and nonresidential and residential construction markets, as well as in the railroad, agricultural, utility, and environmental industries.