Martin Marietta Materials, Inc [MLM] stock is trading at $502.93, up 2.29%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The MLM shares have gain 9.38% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 5.34%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc [NYSE: MLM] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 07, 2025, when UBS downgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $491 for it. Previously, JP Morgan downgraded its rating to Neutral on March 19, 2025, and dropped its price target to $560. Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to a Outperform but stick to its price target of $563 on January 08, 2025. HSBC Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy but $690 remained the price target by the analyst firm on December 11, 2024. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on November 27, 2024, and upped its price target to $640. In a note dated November 07, 2024, UBS initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $730 on this stock.
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc [MLM] stock has fluctuated between $441.95 and $633.23 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $585.5 within the next 12 months. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc [NYSE: MLM] shares were valued at $502.93 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 16.42% based on the average MLM price forecast.
Analyzing the MLM fundamentals
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc [NYSE:MLM] reported sales of 6.54B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 1.48%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.29% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.22%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.4%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.31%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.11, Equity is 0.22 and Total Capital is 0.11. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.56.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 492.65 points at the first support level, and at 482.38 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 509.26, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 515.60.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Martin Marietta Materials, Inc’s Current Ratio is 2.50. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.40, while the Cash Ratio is 0.13. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.69, the price to book ratio is 3.25 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 15.55.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved McCunniff Donald A., EVP and CHRO, that happened on Mar 05 ’25 when 1332.0 shares were sold. SVP – Strategy and Development, Petro Michael J completed a deal on Mar 04 ’25 to buy 550.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer McCunniff Donald A. bought 1332.0 shares on Feb 26 ’25.
