Thinking of Investing in MLM? What Our Analysts Know.

By Naomi Wentworth • Monday, September 18 11:14 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Industrials company Martin Marietta Materials has moved 0.1% so far today on a volume of 78,231, compared to its average of 391,833. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 0.0%.

Martin Marietta Materials trades -15.84% away from its average analyst target price of $505.69 per share. The 21 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $376.0 to $565.0, and on average have given Martin Marietta Materials a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in MLM, you'll want to know the following:

Martin Marietta Materials's current price is 124.9% above its Graham number of $189.25, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Martin Marietta Materials has moved 27.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 15.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 15.43, Martin Marietta Materials has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 27.6 while the S&P 500 average is None
MLM has a forward P/E ratio of 21.1 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $20.15 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 1.12 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Martin Marietta Materials is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 3.54 compared to its sector average of None
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.
Based in Raleigh, the company has 9,400 full time employees and a market cap of $26.3 Billion. Martin Marietta Materials currently returns an annual dividend yield of 0.6%.

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