Critical Contrast: Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) & Suncrete (NASDAQ:RMIX)

Suncrete (NASDAQ:RMIX) and Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) are both materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Risk and Volatility

Suncrete has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vulcan Materials has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

71.1% of Suncrete shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of Vulcan Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 22.2% of Suncrete shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Vulcan Materials shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Suncrete and Vulcan Materials, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Suncrete	0	1	3	2	3.17
Vulcan Materials	0	7	8	1	2.62

Suncrete currently has a consensus price target of $22.25, suggesting a potential upside of 27.14%. Vulcan Materials has a consensus price target of $328.64, suggesting a potential upside of 19.46%. Given Suncrete’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Suncrete is more favorable than Vulcan Materials.

Profitability

This table compares Suncrete and Vulcan Materials’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Suncrete	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vulcan Materials	13.75%	13.05%	6.70%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Suncrete and Vulcan Materials”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Suncrete	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.14)	-125.00
Vulcan Materials	$8.12 billion	4.39	$1.08 billion	$8.47	32.48

Vulcan Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Suncrete. Suncrete is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vulcan Materials, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Vulcan Materials beats Suncrete on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Suncrete

Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4 is a blank check company. It focuses on effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or other business combination with one or more businesses or entities. Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4 is based in New York.

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.