Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for MLM Earnings

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (NYSE:MLM) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Martin Marietta Materials in a report issued on Wednesday, March 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the construction company will post earnings of $5.32 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $5.37. The consensus estimate for Martin Marietta Materials’ current full-year earnings is $19.53 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Martin Marietta Materials’ Q4 2025 earnings at $4.66 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.78 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $5.75 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $6.78 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $4.70 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $19.02 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $21.00 EPS.

Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The construction company reported $4.79 earnings per share 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%.

MLM has been the subject of a number of other reports. Wolfe Research raised shares of Martin Marietta Materials from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $563.00 target price for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Citigroup lowered their target price on Martin Marietta Materials from $701.00 to $600.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded Martin Marietta Materials to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered shares of Martin Marietta Materials from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $640.00 to $560.00 in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. Finally, Raymond James cut their price objective on shares of Martin Marietta Materials from $630.00 to $600.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, thirteen have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Martin Marietta Materials currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $628.64.

Martin Marietta Materials Stock Down 1.3 %

MLM stock opened at $477.92 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $29.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.45 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $507.03 and a 200 day moving average price of $538.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 2.50 and a quick ratio of 1.40. Martin Marietta Materials has a 12 month low of $448.50 and a 12 month high of $633.23.

Martin Marietta Materials Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.79 per share. This represents a $3.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.66%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 3rd. Martin Marietta Materials’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 9.77%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Donald A. Mccunniff sold 1,332 shares of Martin Marietta Materials stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 3,523 shares in the company, valued at $1,673,425. The trade was a 27.44 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Michael J. Petro bought 550 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were bought at an average price of $454.37 per share, for a total transaction of $249,903.50. Following the acquisition, the senior vice president now owns 8,985 shares in the company, valued at $4,082,514.45. The trade was a 6.52 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders own 0.68% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Martin Marietta Materials by 76.2% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,628,701 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $876,648,000 after buying an additional 704,460 shares in the last quarter. Swedbank AB grew its stake in Martin Marietta Materials by 326.4% in the 3rd quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 3,492 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,880,000 after acquiring an additional 2,673 shares during the period. Larson Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Martin Marietta Materials in the 3rd quarter valued at $49,000. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its stake in shares of Martin Marietta Materials by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 52,647 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $28,383,000 after purchasing an additional 1,622 shares during the period. Finally, Dai ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Martin Marietta Materials by 54.2% during the third quarter. Dai ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd now owns 2,275 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,225,000 after purchasing an additional 800 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.04% of the company’s stock.

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.