Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina (LOMA) & Its Rivals Critical Contrast

Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina (NYSE:LOMA) is one of 74 publicly-traded companies in the “Construction Materials” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina	5.05%	3.79%	2.15%
Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Competitors	1.54%	8.07%	4.96%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina	1	0	1	0	2.00
Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Competitors	434	2129	2910	87	2.48

As a group, “Construction Materials” companies have a potential upside of 421.27%. Given Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina	$692.89 million	$18.87 million	31.72
Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Competitors	$6.61 billion	$651.21 million	24.35

Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina. Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Volatility & Risk

Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina’s peers have a beta of 0.91, meaning that their average stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

19.3% of Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.5% of shares of all “Construction Materials” companies are owned by institutional investors. 10.0% of shares of all “Construction Materials” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina peers beat Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Company Profile

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cement and its derivatives in Argentina. The company operates through Cement, Masonry Cement and Lime; Concrete; Railroad; Aggregates; and Others segments. It offers masonry cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete, concrete, and lime to wholesale distributors, concrete producers, industrial customers, and others for use in the construction. The company also provides rail transportation services; and treats and recycles industrial waste for use as fuel and raw material. It markets its products under the Loma Negra, San Martín, Plasticor, Cacique Plus, Cacique Max, Loma Negra Plus, and Lomax brands. The company was founded in 1926 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima is a subsidiary of Intercement Trading E Inversiones Argentina Sociedad Limitada.