Contrasting American Battery Technology (NASDAQ:ABAT) & Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM)

American Battery Technology (NASDAQ:ABATGet Free Report) and Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLMGet Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

9.9% of American Battery Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of Martin Marietta Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 4.0% of American Battery Technology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Martin Marietta Materials shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for American Battery Technology and Martin Marietta Materials, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
American Battery Technology 0 0 1 0 3.00
Martin Marietta Materials 0 3 9 1 2.85

American Battery Technology presently has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 500.00%. Martin Marietta Materials has a consensus price target of $619.36, suggesting a potential upside of 8.62%. Given American Battery Technology’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe American Battery Technology is more favorable than Martin Marietta Materials.

Profitability

This table compares American Battery Technology and Martin Marietta Materials’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
American Battery Technology N/A -61.72% -46.74%
Martin Marietta Materials 30.80% 13.85% 7.42%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares American Battery Technology and Martin Marietta Materials”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
American Battery Technology $343,500.00 170.59 -$52.50 million ($0.97) -1.03
Martin Marietta Materials $6.62 billion 5.31 $1.17 billion $33.75 16.90

Martin Marietta Materials has higher revenue and earnings than American Battery Technology. American Battery Technology 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.

Summary

Martin Marietta Materials beats American Battery Technology on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About American Battery Technology

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American Battery Technology Company operates as a battery materials company. The company explores for resources of battery metals, such as such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, and manganese; and develops and commercializes technologies for the extraction of battery metals, as well as commercializes integrated process for the recycling of lithium-ion batteries. The company was formerly known as American Battery Metals Corporation. American Battery Technology Company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Reno, Nevada.

About Martin Marietta Materials

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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.

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