This building materials company offers an optically attractive forward valuation, but the investment case is undermined by free cash flow that is deeply negative relative to reported net income, two consecutive significant earnings misses, and a quality profile that falls below the minimum threshold — factors that together support exiting the position.
Thesis pillars
- Optically Attractive Valuation→Stable
- Deeply Negative Free Cash Flow→Stable
- Consecutive Earnings Misses↓Deteriorating
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 3, 2026
Loma Negra Compania Industrial (LOMA) Stock Analysis
Falling Knife setup · Sector Rotation edge
Basic Materials · Building Materials
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $9.12: Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.0/10 and A.R:R 4.6:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum; Below long-term trend.
Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cement and its derivatives in Argentina. It operates through Cement, Masonry Cement, and Lime; Concrete; Railroad; Aggregates; and Others segments. The company... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $9.12: Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.0/10 and A.R:R 4.6:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum; Below long-term trend. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 30, MACD bearish. Score 5.0/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/9 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA) and earnings proximity 7d<=7d. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-29Recent Developments — Loma Negra Compania Industrial
Latest news
- NEWS Truist Financial, Regions Financial And Other Big Stocks Moving Lower In Friday’s Pre-Market Session — benzinga Oct 16, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Top 3 Materials Stocks That Could Blast Off This Quarter — benzinga Aug 24, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Loma Negra Cia Industria Q2 EPS $0.05 Up From $0.00 YoY, Sales $169.018M Up From $149.000M YoY — benzinga Aug 6, 2026 positive
- NEWS Loma Negra Cia Industria Q1 EPS $0.25 Up From $0.17 YoY, Sales $149.000M, Same YoY — benzinga May 4, 2026 positive
- NEWS Earnings Scheduled For May 4, 2026 — benzinga May 4, 2026 neutral
Generated 2026-10-29T13:23:44Z.
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $9.12: Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.0/10 and A.R:R 4.6:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum; Below long-term trend. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 30, MACD bearish. Prior stop was $8.51. Score 5.0/10, moderate confidence.
Analyst target: $12.44 (+36.4% upside). Prior stop was $8.51. Stop-loss: $8.51.
Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0).
Loma Negra Compania Industrial trades at a P/E of 29.4 (forward 11.9). TrendMatrix value score: 8.9/10. Verdict: Sell.
9 analysts cover LOMA with a consensus score of 4.3/5. Average price target: $14.
What does Loma Negra Compania Industrial do?Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells...
Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cement and its derivatives in Argentina. It operates through Cement, Masonry Cement, and Lime; Concrete; Railroad; Aggregates; and Others segments. The company offers masonry cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete, concrete, and lime to wholesale distributors, concrete producers, industrial customers, and others. It 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, Plasticor, Cacique Max, Loma Negra Plus, and Lomax brands. Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima was incorporated in 1926 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima operates as a subsidiary of Intercement Trading E Inversiones Argentina Sociedad Limitada.