MLM NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Basic Materials · Building Materials

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Latest close 525.1 USD
-6.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -13.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -6.2%, after a -12.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 53/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 51/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 5d.

Setup score 29 out of 100
Latest Close 525.1 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -6.2% latest completed week
4W Return -12.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return -10.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 59.6% 31 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.5x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through -6.2% Latest completed week; four-week move -12.4%. Indicator stack 33/25 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Bullish 53/100 conviction; expected move 5.7%. News sentiment 51/100 67 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 5d Next report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -13.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -6.2%, after a -12.4% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.5x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.1412-week average 0.09

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure3/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.14Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -12.4% over four weeks, -10.9% over 12 weeks, and -8.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-6.2%
4W-12.4%
12W-10.9%
26W-19.2%
52W-8.6%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year31
Trend breadth59.6%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.37Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-230.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-21.26Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-90.4%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 96%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength16/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 85; rank 1 is best.
Value18/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 83; rank 1 is best.
Quality70/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 31; rank 1 is best.
Momentum27/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 74; rank 1 is best.
Growth70/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 31; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework19/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
13.3x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
5.1x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
18.3x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
6.5%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
29.6%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
22.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
39.0%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
7.1%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-1.3%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
137.5%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
6.7%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.6%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.6%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.2%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.5x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBullish

MLM shows bullish options pressure with a 53/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.05, expected move of 5.7%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction53/100
Expected move5.7%
Put/call volume0.05
Pressure100
Speculation31
Volatility43
Trend agreement0
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Insider activity13 / 0

13 acquisitions and 0 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment51/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 67 relevant articles.

13 positive · 47 neutral · 7 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings5dNext report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move5.7%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-25.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.0%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher9 of 2617 weeks finished lower.
Best week+8.4%Week of 29 May.
Worst week-9.7%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week-6.2%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains4
Flat weeks0
Modest losses13
Sharp losses4
Recent vol4.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split22/30Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.7% / -2.2%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape31/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 31/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis16/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 3/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.14; No reversal markers Factors32/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 34 SVQF19/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 820.5 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options48/100

MLM shows bullish options pressure with a 53/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.05, expected move of 5.7%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 5.7% Sentiment51/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 67 relevant articles.

Martin Marietta Materials Inc (MLM) Shares Fall 5.2% -- What GF Score of 90 Tells Investors Insiders13 / 0

13 acquisitions and 0 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings5d

Next report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 2026525.1 USD-6.2%606.7 USD551.4 USD-0.37-21.264.3MOff
24 Jul 2026559.6 USD-0.5%610.3 USD550.9 USD-0.10-15.592.7MOff
17 Jul 2026562.6 USD-2.6%613.1 USD550.2 USD0.16-15.942.0MOff
10 Jul 2026577.7 USD-3.6%615.4 USD549.5 USD0.45-15.283.1MOff
3 Jul 2026599.4 USD-2.7%617.0 USD548.6 USD0.29-11.174.1MOff
26 Jun 2026616.1 USD1.1%617.8 USD547.6 USD-0.11-6.902.5MOff
19 Jun 2026609.1 USD5.5%618.0 USD546.5 USD-0.46-10.242.9MOff
12 Jun 2026577.3 USD0.3%617.7 USD545.4 USD-0.81-14.312.4MOff
5 Jun 2026575.8 USD-0.9%618.2 USD544.4 USD-0.98-14.292.6MOff
29 May 2026580.8 USD8.4%619.3 USD543.4 USD-0.96-15.972.8MOff
22 May 2026535.7 USD-4.0%620.3 USD542.3 USD-0.86-21.643.1MOff
15 May 2026557.8 USD-5.4%623.1 USD541.4 USD-0.79-18.132.4MOff
8 May 2026589.5 USD-3.9%625.3 USD540.4 USD-0.67-13.662.4MOff
1 May 2026613.6 USD-0.1%626.6 USD539.1 USD-0.68-8.333.0MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.