Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC – Get Free Report) and Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina (NYSE:LOMA – Get Free Report) are both materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
90.4% of Vulcan Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.3% of Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Vulcan Materials shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility & Risk
Vulcan Materials has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Vulcan Materials and Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Vulcan Materials | 13.77% | 13.03% | 6.65% |
| Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina | 7.38% | 5.61% | 3.24% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Vulcan Materials and Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Vulcan Materials | $8.01 billion | 4.54 | $1.08 billion | $8.45 | 33.52 |
| Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina | $692.89 million | 1.48 | $18.87 million | $0.43 | 20.41 |
Vulcan Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina. Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vulcan Materials, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Vulcan Materials and Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Vulcan Materials | 1 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Vulcan Materials presently has a consensus price target of $310.72, suggesting a potential upside of 9.71%. Given Vulcan Materials’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Vulcan Materials is more favorable than Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina.
Summary
Vulcan Materials beats Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina on 14 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Vulcan Materials
Vulcan Materials Company, together with its subsidiaries, produces and supplies construction aggregates primarily in the United States. It operates through four segments: Aggregates, Asphalt, Concrete, and Calcium. The company provides crushed stones, sand and gravel, sand, and other aggregates; and related products and services that are applied in construction and maintenance of highways, streets, and other public works, as well as in the construction of housing and commercial, industrial, and other nonresidential facilities. It also offers asphalt mix and asphalt construction paving services; ready-mixed concrete; and calcium products for the animal feed, plastics, and water treatment industries. The company was formerly known as Virginia Holdco, Inc. and changed its name to Vulcan Materials Company. Vulcan Materials Company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.
About Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina
Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cement and its derivatives in Argentina. The company operates through Cement, Masonry Cement and Lime; Concrete; Railroad; Aggregates; and Others segments. It offers masonry cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete, concrete, and lime to wholesale distributors, concrete producers, industrial customers, and others for use in the construction. The company also provides rail transportation services; and treats and recycles industrial waste for use as fuel and raw material. It markets its products under the Loma Negra, San Martín, Plasticor, Cacique Plus, Cacique Max, Loma Negra Plus, and Lomax brands. The company was founded in 1926 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima is a subsidiary of Intercement Trading E Inversiones Argentina Sociedad Limitada.
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