Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM – Get Free Report) and Energy Fuels (NYSE:UUUU – Get Free Report) are both construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and institutional ownership.
Volatility & Risk
Martin Marietta Materials has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Fuels has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Martin Marietta Materials and Energy Fuels, as reported by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Martin Marietta Materials | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2.86 |
Energy Fuels | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.50 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Martin Marietta Materials and Energy Fuels”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Martin Marietta Materials | $6.62 billion | 5.36 | $1.17 billion | $33.75 | 17.05 |
Energy Fuels | $45.60 million | 24.12 | $99.86 million | ($0.07) | -97.43 |
Martin Marietta Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Energy Fuels. Energy Fuels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Martin Marietta Materials, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
95.0% of Martin Marietta Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.2% of Energy Fuels shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Martin Marietta Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Energy Fuels shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Martin Marietta Materials and Energy Fuels’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Martin Marietta Materials | 30.80% | 13.85% | 7.42% |
Energy Fuels | -27.23% | -6.56% | -6.24% |
Summary
Martin Marietta Materials beats Energy Fuels on 11 of the 15 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 Energy Fuels
Energy Fuels Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the extraction, recovery, recycling, exploration, permitting, evaluation, and sale of uranium mineral properties in the United States. The company produces and sells vanadium pentoxide, rare earth elements, and heavy mineral sands, such as ilmenite, rutile, zircon, and monazite. The company was formerly known as Volcanic Metals Exploration Inc. and changed its name to Energy Fuels Inc. in May 2006. Energy Fuels Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado.
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