Comparing Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) and Energy Fuels (NYSE:UUUU)

Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) and Energy Fuels (NYSE:UUUU) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Volatility & Risk

Martin Marietta Materials has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Fuels has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Martin Marietta Materials and Energy Fuels”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) 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 held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.2% of Energy Fuels shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Martin Marietta Materials shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Energy Fuels shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Martin Marietta Materials and Energy Fuels, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	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

Martin Marietta Materials presently has a consensus price target of $619.36, suggesting a potential upside of 7.33%. Energy Fuels has a consensus price target of $8.67, suggesting a potential upside of 26.71%. Given Energy Fuels’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Energy Fuels is more favorable than Martin Marietta Materials.

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.