Raleigh, North Carolina-based Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (MLM) is a natural resource-based building materials company. The company supplies aggregates and building materials to the construction industry. With a market cap of $38.4 billion, Martin Marietta’s operations span the United States and internationally.
The building materials giant is set to unveil its third-quarter results before the market opens on Wednesday, Oct. 29. Ahead of the event, analysts expect MLM to deliver a profit of $6.62 per share, up 12% from $5.91 per share reported in the year-ago quarter. The company has a mixed earnings surprise history. While it missed the Street’s bottom-line estimates twice over the past four quarters, it missed the projections on two other occasions.
