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Martin Marietta (MLM) Lags Q1 Earnings Estimates
MLMMartin Marietta Materials(MLM) ZACKS· ZACKS·2025-04-30 13:05

Core Insights - Martin Marietta reported quarterly earnings of 1.90pershare,missingtheZacksConsensusEstimateof1.90 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 1.94 per share, and showing a slight decrease from 1.93pershareayearago,resultinginanearningssurpriseof2.061.93 per share a year ago, resulting in an earnings surprise of -2.06% [1] - The company posted revenues of 1.35 billion for the quarter ended March 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.21% and increasing from 1.25billionyearoveryear[2]Thestockhaslostabout2.31.25 billion year-over-year [2] - The stock has lost about 2.3% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P 500 has declined by 5.5% [3] Earnings Outlook - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is 5.42 on revenues of 1.91billion,andforthecurrentfiscalyear,itis1.91 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is 18.70 on revenues of $7.08 billion [7] - The estimate revisions trend for Martin Marietta is mixed, leading to a Zacks Rank 3 (Hold), indicating expected performance in line with the market in the near future [6] Industry Context - The Building Products - Concrete and Aggregates industry is currently in the bottom 16% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting potential challenges for stocks within this sector [8] - Empirical research indicates a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can impact investor sentiment [5]