NEOS Investment Management LLC Increases Stake in Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. $MLM

NEOS Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (NYSE:MLMFree Report) by 15.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 9,378 shares of the construction company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,232 shares during the period. NEOS Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Martin Marietta Materials were worth $5,408,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC raised its holdings in shares of Martin Marietta Materials by 6.6% during the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 794 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $379,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in shares of Martin Marietta Materials by 11.4% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 1,408 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $673,000 after purchasing an additional 144 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its position in Martin Marietta Materials by 11.1% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 510 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $280,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in Martin Marietta Materials by 205.9% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 260 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $143,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cresset Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Martin Marietta Materials by 22.6% during the second quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 777 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $427,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.04% of the company’s stock.

Martin Marietta Materials Price Performance

Martin Marietta Materials stock opened at $516.12 on Monday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $552.62 and its 200-day simple moving average is $584.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 1.41. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. has a 1 year low of $502.56 and a 1 year high of $710.97. The company has a market capitalization of $31.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.10.

Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLMGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The construction company reported $5.00 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.76 by $0.24. The firm had revenue of $1.95 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.87 billion. Martin Marietta Materials had a net margin of 36.73% and a return on equity of 9.49%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 21.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $5.43 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. will post 19.07 earnings per share for the current year.

Martin Marietta Materials Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st will be given a dividend of $0.84 per share. This is an increase from Martin Marietta Materials’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. This represents a $3.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 1st. Martin Marietta Materials’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 8.26%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have weighed in on MLM. Berenberg Bank set a $556.00 target price on shares of Martin Marietta Materials and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. DA Davidson initiated coverage on shares of Martin Marietta Materials in a research report on Monday, August 24th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $625.00 price target on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein cut Martin Marietta Materials to an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. UBS Group lowered their price objective on Martin Marietta Materials from $739.00 to $715.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Martin Marietta Materials from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Thursday. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $665.88.

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About Martin Marietta Materials

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Martin Marietta Materials, Inc (NYSE: MLM) is a leading producer of aggregates and heavy building materials serving the construction and infrastructure markets. The company operates quarries, sand and gravel pits, and other extraction sites to supply crushed stone, sand and gravel, and a range of value‑added products for use in roads, bridges, commercial and residential construction, and other civil engineering projects.

In addition to its core aggregates business, Martin Marietta manufactures and sells asphalt, ready‑mixed concrete and related materials and services.

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