Head to Head Contrast: Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) vs. Buzzi Unicem (OTCMKTS:BZZUF)

Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) and Buzzi Unicem (OTCMKTS:BZZUF) are both construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Martin Marietta Materials and Buzzi Unicem”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Martin Marietta Materials	$6.54 billion	5.18	$2.00 billion	$17.36	32.34
Buzzi Unicem	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Martin Marietta Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Buzzi Unicem.

Profitability

This table compares Martin Marietta Materials and Buzzi Unicem’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Martin Marietta Materials	16.07%	12.01%	6.39%
Buzzi Unicem	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

95.0% of Martin Marietta Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Martin Marietta Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Martin Marietta Materials and Buzzi Unicem, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Martin Marietta Materials	0	3	12	2	2.94
Buzzi Unicem	0	0	0	0	0.00

Martin Marietta Materials presently has a consensus target price of $603.86, suggesting a potential upside of 7.57%. Given Martin Marietta Materials’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Martin Marietta Materials is more favorable than Buzzi Unicem.

Risk & Volatility

Martin Marietta Materials has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Buzzi Unicem has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Martin Marietta Materials beats Buzzi Unicem on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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. The company also produces magnesia-based chemicals products; dolomitic lime primarily to customers for steel production and soil stabilization; and cement treated materials. Its chemical products are used in flame retardants, wastewater treatment, pulp and paper production, and other environmental applications. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.

About Buzzi Unicem

Buzzi S.p.A., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells cement, ready-mix concrete, and aggregates. It has operations primarily in Italy, the United States, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Mexico, and Brazil. Buzzi S.p.A. was formerly known as Buzzi Unicem S.p.A. and changed its name to Buzzi S.p.A. in May 2023. The company was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Casale Monferrato, Italy. Buzzi S.p.A. is a subsidiary of Fimedi – S.P.A.