DJ Martin Marietta Materials Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Martin Marietta Materials Inc. (MLM) advanced 1.67% to $651.66 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.06% to 6,940.01 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.17% to 49,359.33.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. closed 2.57% short of its 52-week high of $668.83, which the company reached on January 12th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Vulcan Materials Co. $(VMC)$ rose 1.41% to $305.97.
Trading volume (408,859) remained 15,452 below its 50-day average volume of 424,311.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 16, 2026.
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January 16, 2026 16:53 ET (21:53 GMT)
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