Reviewing Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina (LOMA) & The Competition

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

Profitability

This table compares Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina and its rivals’ 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	11.42%	18.05%	10.97%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

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

Volatility & Risk

Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina’s rivals have a beta of 0.95, indicating that their average share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	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	379	1824	2064	66	2.42

Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina presently has a consensus target price of $14.80, suggesting a potential upside of 41.55%. As a group, “BLDG – RSDNT/COMR” companies have a potential upside of 22.46%. Given Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina is more favorable than its rivals.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina	$767.70 million	$169.19 million	12.45
Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Competitors	$11.16 billion	$1.27 billion	5.42

Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina’s rivals 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 rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina rivals 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.