Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for MLM Q3 Earnings

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (NYSE:MLM) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Martin Marietta Materials in a research report issued on Wednesday, May 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the construction company will post earnings per share of $6.84 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $6.57. 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’ Q3 2026 earnings at $7.56 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.45 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $21.22 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $3.31 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $24.17 EPS.

MLM has been the topic of a number of other reports. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded shares of Martin Marietta Materials to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 21st. Raymond James reduced their price objective on Martin Marietta Materials from $600.00 to $597.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 29th. Barclays decreased their target price on Martin Marietta Materials from $645.00 to $600.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. UBS Group raised Martin Marietta Materials from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $548.00 to $634.00 in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Martin Marietta Materials from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $610.69.

Martin Marietta Materials Trading Down 0.5%

MLM stock opened at $561.76 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $33.87 billion, a PE ratio of 17.38, a P/E/G ratio of 4.45 and a beta of 0.89. Martin Marietta Materials has a 12 month low of $441.95 and a 12 month high of $633.23. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $508.38 and its 200 day moving average is $526.64. 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 (NYSE:MLM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The construction company reported $1.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.88 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.36 billion. Martin Marietta Materials had a return on equity of 12.11% and a net margin of 30.54%. Martin Marietta Materials’s revenue was up 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.93 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Martin Marietta Materials

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of MLM. Proficio Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Martin Marietta Materials by 54,277.3% during the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 918,432 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $474,370,000 after buying an additional 916,743 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Martin Marietta Materials by 58,570.5% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 697,592 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $333,540,000 after purchasing an additional 696,403 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Martin Marietta Materials during the fourth quarter worth about $306,863,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in Martin Marietta Materials by 23.3% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,678,425 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $1,441,663,000 after buying an additional 506,705 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Martin Marietta Materials in the 4th quarter worth approximately $196,374,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.04% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Donald A. Mccunniff sold 1,332 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $475.00, for a total transaction of $632,700.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 3,523 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,673,425. This represents a 27.44% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Michael J. Petro purchased 550 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $454.37 per share, with a total value of $249,903.50. Following the completion of the purchase, the senior vice president now owns 8,985 shares of the company’s stock, 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. Company insiders own 0.69% of the company’s stock.

Martin Marietta Materials Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.79 per share. This represents a $3.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.56%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 2nd. Martin Marietta Materials’s payout ratio is 18.20%.

About Martin Marietta Materials

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.