Martin Marietta Stock Can Thrive in Both Inflation and Deflation

Despite a solid start to 2023, the stock market could still get rocky. That’s where sand and gravel supplier


Martin Marietta Materials


comes in.

Martin Marietta (ticker: MLM) is a producer of aggregates, the industry term for stone, sand, and gravel, and it’s a pretty solid business. It has some natural barriers to entry—it isn’t easy to find and start a new quarry—and high regional market shares give players some pricing stability. It can weather both inflationary and deflationary environments, and despite the weakening economy, its outlook for growth is improving.