Raleigh, North Carolina-based Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (MLM) is a natural resource-based building materials company that supplies aggregates and building materials to the construction industry. With a market cap of $33.6 billion, Martin Marietta’s operations span the U.S. and internationally. It is expected to announce its Q2 earnings on Thursday, Jul. 25.
Ahead of the event, analysts expect Martin Marietta to report a profit of $6.21 per share, up 10.9% from $5.60 per share reported in the year-ago quarter. The company has consistently surpassed Wall Street’s EPS estimates over the past four quarters. Its EPS for the last reported quarter declined 10.7% year over year to $1.93, but it exceeded the consensus estimates by 2.7%.
