Martin Marietta is OVERVALUED at 212.08 per share with modest projections ahead. Over 99.0% of Martin Marietta shares are owned by
institutional investors. Institutional ownership of Martin Marietta Mate refers to the amount of Martin Marietta Mate equity owned by mutual funds, pension funds, insurance companies, investment firms, foundations, or other large entities that manage money on behalf of others. Check out our latest analysis of Martin, including its current
ownership diagnostics.
There are currently many different techniques concerning forecasting the market as a whole as well as
predicting future values of individual securities such as Martin Marietta Materials. Regardless of method or technology, to accurately forecast the stock market is more a matter of luck rather than a particular technique. Nevertheless, trying to predict the stock market accurately is still an essential part of the overall investment decision process. Using different forecasting techniques and comparing the results might improve your chances of accuracy even though unexpected events may often change the
market sentiment and impact your forecasting results.
Predictive Modules for Martin Marietta
Sophisticated investors, who have witnessed
many market ups and downs, anticipate that the market will even out over time. This tendency of Martin Marietta's price to converge to an average value over time is called mean reversion. However, historically, high market prices usually discourage investors that believe in mean reversion to invest, while low prices are viewed as an opportunity to buy.
Please note, it is not enough to conduct a financial or market analysis of a single entity such as Martin Marietta. Your research has to be compared to or analyzed against Martin Marietta's peers to derive any actionable benefits. When done correctly, Martin Marietta's competitive analysis will give you plenty of quantitative and qualitative data to validate your investment decisions or develop an entirely new strategy toward taking a position in Martin Marietta Materials.
How important is Martin Marietta's Liquidity
Martin Marietta
financial leverage refers to using borrowed capital as a funding source to finance Martin Marietta Materials ongoing operations. It is usually used to expand the firm's asset base and generate returns on borrowed capital. Martin Marietta financial leverage is typically calculated by taking the company's all interest-bearing debt and dividing it by total capital. So the higher the debt-to-capital ratio (i.e., financial leverage), the riskier the company. Financial leverage can amplify the potential profits to Martin Marietta's owners, but it also increases the potential losses and risk of financial distress, including bankruptcy, if the firm cannot cover its debt costs. The degree of Martin Marietta's financial leverage can be measured in several ways, including by ratios such as the debt-to-equity ratio (total debt / total equity), equity multiplier (total assets / total equity), or the debt ratio (total debt / total assets). Please check the
breakdown between Martin Marietta's total debt and its cash.
Martin Marietta Gross Profit
Martin Marietta Gross Profit growth is one of the most critical measures in evaluating the company. The Gross Profit growth rate is calculated simply by comparing Martin Marietta previous period's values with its current period's values. Each time period you're measuring should be of equal lengths the increase or decrease, in a company's Gross Profit between two periods. Here we show Martin Marietta Gross Profit growth over the last 10 years. Please check Martin Marietta's
gross profit and other
fundamental indicators for more details.
An Additional Perspective On Martin Marietta Materials
The latest bullish price patterns experienced by current Martin Marietta Materials shareholders may encourage stakeholders to take a closer look at the firm as it closed today at a share price of
219.89 on
541,235 in trading volume. The company executives have been very successful in rebalancing the firm assets at opportune times to take advantage of market volatility in
June. The stock standard deviation of daily returns for 30 days investing horizon is currently 3.6. The above-average risk is mostly attributed to market volatility and speculations regarding some of the upcoming earning calls from Martin Marietta Mate partners.
Margin Breakdown
| Operating Margin | 15.4 |
| EBITDA Margin | 0.27 |
| Gross Margin | 0.25 |
| Profit Margin | 0.12 |
Our take on Martin Marietta small pull down
Martin Marietta new market risk adjusted performance upsurges over 0.29. Martin Marietta Materials shows above-average downside volatility for the selected time horizon. We advise investors to inspect Martin Marietta Materials further and ensure that all market timing and asset allocation strategies are consistent with the estimation of Martin Marietta future alpha.
Our Bottom Line On Martin Marietta Mate
While some other companies within the building materials industry are still a little expensive, even after the recent corrections, Martin Marietta may offer a potential longer-term growth to stakeholders. To conclude, as of the 28th of July 2020, we believe that at this point, Martin Marietta is
overvalued with
below average odds of financial turmoil within the next 2 years. Our current recommendation on the company is
Strong Hold.
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