Loop Capital raised the firm’s price target on Martin Marietta to $585 from $535 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares as part of a broader research note on Construction Materials. The firm sees upside to Q4 consensus estimates across aggregates/cement names and an in-line to better-than-expected FY24 guidance due to favorable volume and cost trends. Price increases are sticking at the expected high-single to low double-digit rate, even though cement pricing is disappointing in coastal markets where imports have increased, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Loop added that despite the cement pricing noise, the firm sees good visibility to double-digit organic earnings growth this year.
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