Compare Stocks: JHX, CRH, VMC, and MLM

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Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
CRH CRH	$96.29 -0.9%	$103.95	$94.11 ▼ $131.55	$64.06B	1.34	4.91 million shs	4.10 million shs
JHX James Hardie Industries	$30.47 -1.8%	$26.16	$16.46 ▼ $31.35	$17.68B	1.77	7.13 million shs	5.66 million shs
MLM Martin Marietta Materials	$539.42 -1.6%	$572.88	$523.48 ▼ $710.97	$32.40B	1.11	544,762 shs	685,287 shs
VMC Vulcan Materials	$278.49 -1.2%	$289.52	$252.35 ▼ $331.09	$36.09B	1.06	1.17 million shs	701,919 shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
CRH CRH	0.00%	-3.47%	-5.62%	-6.08%	-12.29%
JHX James Hardie Industries	0.00%	+2.27%	+19.96%	+56.48%	+6.87%
MLM Martin Marietta Materials	0.00%	+0.09%	-2.58%	-1.21%	-9.95%
VMC Vulcan Materials	0.00%	-1.00%	-2.39%	+5.77%	-3.47%

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
CRH CRH	$96.29 -0.9%	$103.95	$94.11 ▼ $131.55	$64.06B	1.34	4.91 million shs	4.10 million shs
JHX James Hardie Industries	$30.47 -1.8%	$26.16	$16.46 ▼ $31.35	$17.68B	1.77	7.13 million shs	5.66 million shs
MLM Martin Marietta Materials	$539.42 -1.6%	$572.88	$523.48 ▼ $710.97	$32.40B	1.11	544,762 shs	685,287 shs
VMC Vulcan Materials	$278.49 -1.2%	$289.52	$252.35 ▼ $331.09	$36.09B	1.06	1.17 million shs	701,919 shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
CRH CRH	0.00%	-3.47%	-5.62%	-6.08%	-12.29%
JHX James Hardie Industries	0.00%	+2.27%	+19.96%	+56.48%	+6.87%
MLM Martin Marietta Materials	0.00%	+0.09%	-2.58%	-1.21%	-9.95%
VMC Vulcan Materials	0.00%	-1.00%	-2.39%	+5.77%	-3.47%

Compare Analyst Forecasts

Company	Consensus Rating Score	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target	% Upside from Current Price
CRH CRH	3.00	Buy	$139.44	45.16% Upside
JHX James Hardie Industries	2.75	Moderate Buy	$32.50	6.59% Upside
MLM Martin Marietta Materials	2.58	Moderate Buy	$668.53	23.43% Upside
VMC Vulcan Materials	2.50	Moderate Buy	$327.93	17.67% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest JHX, CRH, VMC, and MLM Analyst Ratings

Date	Company	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
8/13/2026	MLM Martin Marietta Materials	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Overweight	$664.00 ➝ $639.00
8/10/2026	JHX James Hardie Industries	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Price Target		$35.00
8/10/2026	JHX James Hardie Industries	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Equal Weight ➝ Overweight	$26.00 ➝ $35.00
8/7/2026	JHX James Hardie Industries	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Price Target		$34.00
8/7/2026	JHX James Hardie Industries	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Outperform	$32.00 ➝ $36.00
8/7/2026	JHX James Hardie Industries	Stephens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$33.00 ➝ $34.00
8/7/2026	JHX James Hardie Industries	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Buy	$30.00 ➝ $40.00
8/4/2026	MLM Martin Marietta Materials	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Price Target		$648.00
8/3/2026	MLM Martin Marietta Materials	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Sector Perform	$615.00 ➝ $610.00
8/3/2026	MLM Martin Marietta Materials	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Buy	$739.00 ➝ $715.00
8/3/2026	MLM Martin Marietta Materials	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Buy	$737.00 ➝ $690.00

(Data available from 8/17/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Compare Sales & Book Value

Company	Annual Revenue	Price/Sales	Cashflow	Price/Cash	Book Value	Price/Book
CRH CRH	$37.45B	1.71	N/A	N/A	N/A	∞
JHX James Hardie Industries	$4.84B	3.66	$1.84 per share	16.53	$11.07 per share	2.75
MLM Martin Marietta Materials	$6.15B	5.29	$26.67 per share	20.31	$166.38 per share	3.26
VMC Vulcan Materials	$7.94B	4.55	$13.53 per share	20.59	$64.70 per share	4.31

Compare Profitability & Earnings

Company	Net Income	EPS	Trailing P/E Ratio	Forward P/E Ratio	P/E Growth	Net Margins	Return on Equity (ROE)	Return on Assets (ROA)	Next Earnings Date
CRH CRH	$3.73B	$5.67	16.94	14.38	1.73	9.93%	15.76%	6.64%	11/4/2026 (Estimated)
JHX James Hardie Industries	$104M	$0.25	121.96	18.15	1.95	2.69%	10.56%	4.93%	N/A
MLM Martin Marietta Materials	$1.14B	$40.70	13.31	25.26	2.37	36.73%	9.49%	5.11%	11/3/2026 (Estimated)
VMC Vulcan Materials	$1.08B	$8.47	32.90	26.42	2.03	13.75%	13.05%	6.70%	10/29/2026 (Estimated)

Latest JHX, CRH, VMC, and MLM Earnings

Date	Quarter	Company	Consensus Estimate	Reported EPS	Beat/Miss	Gap EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue
8/6/2026	Q1 2027	JHX James Hardie Industries	$0.3241	$0.36	+$0.0359	$0.18	$1.42 billion	$1.47 billion
7/30/2026	Q2 2026	CRH CRH	$2.02	$2.21	+$0.19	$2.21	$10.68 billion	$10.78 billion
7/30/2026	Q2 2026	MLM Martin Marietta Materials	$4.76	$5.00	+$0.24	$4.17	$1.87 billion	$1.95 billion
7/29/2026	Q2 2026	VMC Vulcan Materials	$2.46	$2.59	+$0.13	$2.48	$2.14 billion	$2.16 billion
5/20/2026	Q4 2026	JHX James Hardie Industries	$0.29	$0.30	+$0.01	$0.05	$1.41 billion	$1.40 billion

Compare Dividends

Company	Annual Payout	Dividend Yield	5-Year Annualized Dividend Growth	Payout Ratio	Years of Consecutive Growth
CRH CRH	$1.56	1.62%	+10.50%	27.51%	N/A
JHX James Hardie Industries	N/A	N/A	-100.00%	N/A	N/A
MLM Martin Marietta Materials	$3.32	0.61%	+7.66%	8.16%	9 Years
VMC Vulcan Materials	$2.08	0.75%	+7.58%	24.56%	12 Years

Latest JHX, CRH, VMC, and MLM Dividends

Announcement	Company	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
8/13/2026	MLM Martin Marietta Materials	quarterly	$0.84	0.62%	9/1/2026	9/1/2026	9/30/2026
7/30/2026	CRH CRH	quarterly	$0.39	1.61%	8/14/2026	8/14/2026	9/16/2026
7/10/2026	VMC Vulcan Materials	quarterly	$0.52	0.75%	8/13/2026	8/13/2026	9/2/2026

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Compare Debt

Company	Debt-to-Equity Ratio	Current Ratio	Quick Ratio
CRH CRH	N/A	1.58	1.07
JHX James Hardie Industries	0.66	1.59	1.03
MLM Martin Marietta Materials	0.44	1.41	0.73
VMC Vulcan Materials	0.47	1.76	1.20

Compare Ownership

Institutional Ownership

Company	Institutional Ownership
CRH CRH	62.50%
JHX James Hardie Industries	7.96%
MLM Martin Marietta Materials	95.04%
VMC Vulcan Materials	90.39%

Insider Ownership

Company	Insider Ownership
CRH CRH	0.13%
JHX James Hardie Industries	1.20%
MLM Martin Marietta Materials	0.65%
VMC Vulcan Materials	0.65%

Compare Miscellaneous Stats

Company	Employees	Shares Outstanding	Free Float	Optionable
CRH CRH	83,032	665.28 million	664.42 million	Optionable
JHX James Hardie Industries	7,500	580.34 million	573.37 million	Optionable
MLM Martin Marietta Materials	9,600	60.07 million	59.68 million	Optionable
VMC Vulcan Materials	11,172	129.58 million	128.74 million	Optionable

JHX, CRH, VMC, and MLM Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

3,739 Shares in Vulcan Materials Company $VMC Acquired by Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC

August 17 at 4:00 AM | marketbeat.com

Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

August 17 at 2:28 AM | americanbankingnews.com

Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) Receives Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

August 17 at 2:28 AM | marketbeat.com

SCS Capital Management LLC Acquires Shares of 66,533 Vulcan Materials Company $VMC

August 16 at 7:11 AM | marketbeat.com

Family Legacy Inc. Makes New Investment in Vulcan Materials Company $VMC

August 16 at 4:31 AM | marketbeat.com

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August 13, 2026 | zacks.com

VMC Q2 Beat Keeps 2026 Outlook Intact Despite Higher Energy Costs

August 13, 2026 | zacks.com

Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) to Issue $0.52 Quarterly Dividend

August 11, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) SVP David Clement Sells 2,000 Shares of Stock

August 11, 2026 | americanbankingnews.com

Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) SVP Sells 2,000 Shares

August 11, 2026 | insidertrades.com

Vulcan Materials (VMC) vs. MLM and EXP: Can Its Aggregates Shift Keep Lifting Margins?

August 11, 2026 | finance.yahoo.com

Insider Selling: Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) SVP Sells 2,000 Shares of Stock

August 10, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Vulcan Materials Company $VMC Stake Boosted by NewEdge Advisors LLC

August 10, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Vulcan Materials (VMC) vs. MLM and EXP: Can Its Aggregates Shift Keep Lifting Margins?

August 9, 2026 | insidermonkey.com

Assenagon Asset Management S.A. Sells 42,752 Shares of Vulcan Materials Company $VMC

August 9, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Pacer Advisors Inc. Sells 3,705 Shares of Vulcan Materials Company $VMC

August 8, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Glenmede Trust Co. NA Sells 4,043 Shares of Vulcan Materials Company $VMC

August 6, 2026 | marketbeat.com

2 reasons to like VMC (and 1 not so much)

August 5, 2026 | msn.com

Vulcan Materials Earnings Call Signals Resilient Execution

August 3, 2026 | theglobeandmail.com

Analysts Offer Insights on Materials Companies: Vulcan Materials (VMC), Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) and Air Products and Chemicals (APD)

August 2, 2026 | theglobeandmail.com

Vulcan Materials (VMC) Stock Could Be 21% Overvalued As Cash Flow Leads The Debate

August 2, 2026 | ca.finance.yahoo.com

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JHX, CRH, VMC, and MLM Company Descriptions

CRH NYSE:CRH

$96.29 -0.86 (-0.89%)

As of 03:58 PM Eastern

CRH plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides building materials solutions in Ireland and internationally. It operates through four segments: Americas Materials Solutions, Americas Building Solutions, Europe Materials Solutions, and Europe Building Solutions. The company provides solutions for the construction and maintenance of public infrastructure and commercial and residential buildings; and produces and sells aggregates, cement, readymixed concrete, and asphalt, as well as provides paving and construction services. It also manufactures, supplies, and delivers solutions for the built environment in communities across North America; and offers building and infrastructure solutions serving complex critical utility infrastructure, such as water, energy, transportation, and telecommunications projects, and outdoor living solutions for enhancing private and public spaces. In addition, the company combines materials, products, and services to produce a wide range of architectural and infrastructural solutions for use in the building and renovation of critical utility infrastructure, commercial and residential buildings, and outdoor living spaces for the built environment. Further, it produces and supplies precast and pre-stressed concrete products comprising floor and wall elements, beams, vaults, pipes, and manholes; granite, limestone, and sandstone; concrete and polymer-based products, such as underground vaults, drainage systems, utility enclosures, and modular precast structures; engineered steel, polymer-based anchoring, fixing, and connecting solutions; concrete masonry, hardscape and related products, including pavers, blocks and curbs, retaining walls, and slabs; and fencing and railing systems, composite decking, lawn and garden products, and packaged concrete mixes. The company was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

James Hardie Industries NYSE:JHX

$30.47 -0.57 (-1.84%)

As of 03:58 PM Eastern

James Hardie Industries plc manufactures and sells fiber cement, fiber gypsum, and cement bonded building products for interior and exterior building construction applications primarily in the United States, Australia, Europe, New Zealand, and the Philippines. The company operates through North America Fiber Cement, Asia Pacific Fiber Cement, and Europe Building Products segments. It offers fiber cement interior linings, exterior siding products, and related accessories; and various fiber cement products for a range of applications, including external cladding, internal walls, ceilings, floors, soffits, fences, and facades. The company also provides fiber gypsum and cement-bonded boards for use in the timber frame construction, dry lining, DIY, and structural fire protection applications. Its products are used in residential repair and remodel, and commercial and residential new construction markets James Hardie Industries plc was founded in 1888 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

Martin Marietta Materials NYSE:MLM

$539.42 -8.51 (-1.55%)

As of 03:58 PM Eastern

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., a natural resource-based building materials company, supplies aggregates and heavy-side building materials to the construction industry in the United States and internationally. It offers crushed stone, sand, and gravel products; ready mixed concrete and asphalt; paving products and services; and Portland and specialty cement for use in the infrastructure projects, and nonresidential and residential construction markets, as well as in the railroad, agricultural, utility, and environmental industries. The company also produces magnesia-based chemicals products; dolomitic lime primarily to customers for steel production and soil stabilization; and cement treated materials. Its chemical products are used in flame retardants, wastewater treatment, pulp and paper production, and other environmental applications. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Vulcan Materials NYSE:VMC

$278.49 -3.51 (-1.24%)

As of 03:58 PM Eastern

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.

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