Reviewing Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) & Mass Megawatts Wind Power (OTCMKTS:MMMW)

Mass Megawatts Wind Power (OTCMKTS:MMMW) and Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) are both materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.0% of Mass Megawatts Wind Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of Martin Marietta Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 33.9% of Mass Megawatts Wind Power shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Martin Marietta Materials shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Mass Megawatts Wind Power and Martin Marietta Materials, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mass Megawatts Wind Power	0	0	0	0	0.00
Martin Marietta Materials	0	8	11	0	2.58

Martin Marietta Materials has a consensus target price of $668.53, suggesting a potential upside of 21.77%. Given Martin Marietta Materials’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Martin Marietta Materials is more favorable than Mass Megawatts Wind Power.

Profitability

This table compares Mass Megawatts Wind Power and Martin Marietta Materials’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mass Megawatts Wind Power	N/A	N/A	N/A
Martin Marietta Materials	36.73%	9.49%	5.11%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Mass Megawatts Wind Power and Martin Marietta Materials”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mass Megawatts Wind Power	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.01)	-7.64
Martin Marietta Materials	$6.15 billion	5.36	$1.14 billion	$40.70	13.49

Martin Marietta Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Mass Megawatts Wind Power. Mass Megawatts Wind Power 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 Mass Megawatts Wind Power on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mass Megawatts Wind Power

Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc. engages in developing solar power systems for commercial and residential electric users in the United States. The company provides solar tracking systems to adjust the position of solar panels to receive the optimal level of direct sunlight throughout the day. It intends to build, patent, and operate wind energy generated power plants utilizing proprietary MultiAxis Turbine technology. The company was formerly known as Mass Megawatts Power, Inc. and changed its name to Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc. in February 2002. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.

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.