Comparing Suncrete (NASDAQ:RMIX) & Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC)

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Suncrete and Vulcan Materials, as provided by MarketBeat.

	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 target price of $22.25, suggesting a potential upside of 37.72%. Vulcan Materials has a consensus target price of $328.64, suggesting a potential upside of 26.02%. Given Suncrete’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly 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%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

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

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Suncrete and Vulcan Materials”s gross 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)	-115.40
Vulcan Materials	$7.94 billion	4.26	$1.08 billion	$8.47	30.79

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.

Volatility and Risk

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

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.