Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. logo MLM - Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 23
HOLD 17
SELL 0
STRONG
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| PRICE TARGET: $697.40 DETAILS
HIGH: $785.00
LOW: $608.00
MEDIAN: $696.00
CONSENSUS: $697.40
UPSIDE: 30.00%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive 80% confidence

Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Moderate
Trading 31.9% above fair value
Current Price $536.48
Bear Case $298.19 44.4% downside ($298.19 - $536.48) / $536.48 = -44.4% $18.80 × 14x + net cash
Fair Value $406.62 24.2% downside ($406.62 - $536.48) / $536.48 = -24.2% $18.80 × 18x + net cash
Bull Case $515.05 4.0% downside ($515.05 - $536.48) / $536.48 = -4.0% $18.80 × 22x + net cash

Adjust Assumptions

18.0x
18.8$

Key Value Driver

Through-cycle normalized EPS ($18.80)

Implied Market Multiple 28.5x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $697.40 from 40 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $406.62 per share.

Warnings

This company has a built-in lending arm whose debt is mixed in with the main business. We capped the debt adjustment to avoid overstating what the core business owes.
Price-to-book value of 5.4x is above the normal range for this type of business (0.7x-2.0x). The stock may already price in a strong cycle.
Wall Street's average price target is $697.40 (from 40 analysts). Our estimate is 60% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Standard 10-year DCF produces unreliable terminal values for cyclicals
  • 'Cheap' P/E at cycle peak is the most common value trap — normalize first
  • Captive finance subsidiaries have different risk profiles from manufacturing