VMC vs. MLM, EXP, USLM, TECK, SQM, SUM, MDU, KNF, HL, and SLCA
Should you be buying Vulcan Materials stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vulcan Materials include Martin Marietta Materials (MLM), Eagle Materials (EXP), United States Lime & Minerals (USLM), Teck Resources (TECK), Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM), Summit Materials (SUM), MDU Resources Group (MDU), Knife River (KNF), Hecla Mining (HL), and U.S. Silica (SLCA).
Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) and Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking and risk.
Martin Marietta Materials has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Vulcan Materials. Martin Marietta Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vulcan Materials, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Vulcan Materials received 132 more outperform votes than Martin Marietta Materials when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.92% of users gave Vulcan Materials an outperform vote while only 63.80% of users gave Martin Marietta Materials an outperform vote.
Martin Marietta Materials has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vulcan Materials has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Martin Marietta Materials presently has a consensus price target of $610.27, suggesting a potential upside of 10.49%. Vulcan Materials has a consensus price target of $277.08, suggesting a potential upside of 11.81%. Given Martin Marietta Materials' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vulcan Materials is more favorable than Martin Marietta Materials.
Martin Marietta Materials has a net margin of 31.35% compared to Martin Marietta Materials' net margin of 11.92%. Vulcan Materials' return on equity of 14.74% beat Martin Marietta Materials' return on equity.
In the previous week, Vulcan Materials had 2 more articles in the media than Martin Marietta Materials. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Vulcan Materials and 7 mentions for Martin Marietta Materials. Martin Marietta Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Vulcan Materials' score of 1.48 indicating that Vulcan Materials is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
95.0% of Martin Marietta Materials shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of Vulcan Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Martin Marietta Materials shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Vulcan Materials shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Martin Marietta Materials pays an annual dividend of $2.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Vulcan Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Martin Marietta Materials pays out 8.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vulcan Materials pays out 26.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Martin Marietta Materials has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years and Vulcan Materials has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Vulcan Materials is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Summary
Martin Marietta Materials beats Vulcan Materials on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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