Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) vs. Diamond Discoveries International (OTCMKTS:DMDD) Financial Survey

Diamond Discoveries International (OTCMKTS:DMDD) and Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Diamond Discoveries International and Martin Marietta Materials, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diamond Discoveries International	0	0	0	0	0.00
Martin Marietta Materials	0	3	11	1	2.87

Martin Marietta Materials has a consensus target price of $634.85, indicating a potential upside of 2.46%. Given Martin Marietta Materials’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Martin Marietta Materials is more favorable than Diamond Discoveries International.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Diamond Discoveries International and Martin Marietta Materials”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Diamond Discoveries International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Martin Marietta Materials	$6.78 billion	5.59	$1.17 billion	$32.09	19.31

Martin Marietta Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Diamond Discoveries International.

Profitability

This table compares Diamond Discoveries International and Martin Marietta Materials’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diamond Discoveries International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Martin Marietta Materials	30.47%	12.53%	6.82%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

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

Summary

Martin Marietta Materials beats Diamond Discoveries International on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Diamond Discoveries International

Diamond Discoveries International Corp. operates as a mineral exploration company. It focuses on the exploration of diamonds, chromium, and gold; and platinum group elements, such as platinum, palladium, and rhodium on its Caribou Property in Thetford Mines, Quebec. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in New York, New York with an additional office in Thetford Mines, Canada. It also has executive offices in New York, New York; and Burlington, Canada.

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.