Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina (LOMA) versus Its Rivals Financial Analysis

Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina (NYSE:LOMA) is one of 23 public companies in the “BLDG – RSDNT/COMR” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina	$767.70 million	$169.19 million	13.27
Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Competitors	$11.17 billion	$1.27 billion	4.96

Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina. Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Risk & Volatility

Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina’s competitors have a beta of 0.96, suggesting that their average stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

19.3% of Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of shares of all “BLDG – RSDNT/COMR” companies are held by institutional investors. 8.2% of shares of all “BLDG – RSDNT/COMR” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina	14.52%	12.51%	6.95%
Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Competitors	11.46%	18.14%	11.02%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina	0	0	4	0	3.00
Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Competitors	374	1815	2056	65	2.42

Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina presently has a consensus target price of $14.80, indicating a potential upside of 32.74%. As a group, “BLDG – RSDNT/COMR” companies have a potential upside of 27.45%. Given Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina competitors beat Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Company Profile

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cement and its derivatives in Argentina. The company operates through Cement, Masonry Cement and Lime; Concrete; Railroad; Aggregates; and Others segments. It offers masonry cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete, concrete, and lime to wholesale distributors, concrete producers, industrial customers, and others for use in the construction. The company also provides rail transportation services; and treats and recycles industrial waste for use as fuel and raw material. It markets its products under the Loma Negra, San Martín, Plasticor, Cacique Plus, Cacique Max, Loma Negra Plus, and Lomax brands. The company was founded in 1926 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima is a subsidiary of Intercement Trading E Inversiones Argentina Sociedad Limitada.