Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BLD or EXP?

TopBuild has higher revenue and earnings than Eagle Materials. Eagle Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TopBuild, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio TopBuild $5.62B 2.00 $521.73M $17.80 22.58 Eagle Materials $2.31B 2.85 $423.81M $13.12 16.20

Is BLD or EXP more profitable?

Eagle Materials has a net margin of 18.36% compared to TopBuild's net margin of 8.95%. Eagle Materials' return on equity of 28.27% beat TopBuild's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets TopBuild 8.95% 23.53% 8.61% Eagle Materials 18.36% 28.27% 11.70%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, EXP or CRH?

CRH has higher revenue and earnings than Eagle Materials. Eagle Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CRH, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Eagle Materials $2.31B 2.85 $423.81M $13.12 16.20 CRH $37.45B 1.80 $3.73B $5.40 18.72

Is EXP or CRH more profitable?

Eagle Materials has a net margin of 18.36% compared to CRH's net margin of 9.65%. Eagle Materials' return on equity of 28.27% beat CRH's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Eagle Materials 18.36% 28.27% 11.70% CRH 9.65% 15.37% 6.48%

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EXP vs. UFPI, BCC, BLD, BLDR, and CRH

Should you buy Eagle Materials stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Eagle Materials with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Eagle Materials include UFP Industries (UFPI), Boise Cascade (BCC), TopBuild (BLD), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), and CRH (CRH).

How does Eagle Materials compare to UFP Industries?

Eagle Materials (NYSE:EXP) and UFP Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Eagle Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. UFP Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Eagle Materials pays out 7.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UFP Industries pays out 31.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. UFP Industries has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. UFP Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Eagle Materials has a net margin of 18.36% compared to UFP Industries' net margin of 4.31%. Eagle Materials' return on equity of 28.27% beat UFP Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eagle Materials	18.36%	28.27%	11.70%
UFP Industries	4.31%	8.50%	6.55%

Eagle Materials has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, UFP Industries has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the broader market.

96.1% of Eagle Materials shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of UFP Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Eagle Materials shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of UFP Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Eagle Materials has higher earnings, but lower revenue than UFP Industries. Eagle Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UFP Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eagle Materials	$2.31B	2.85	$423.81M	$13.12	16.20
UFP Industries	$6.32B	0.73	$294.79M	$4.58	17.90

Eagle Materials presently has a consensus price target of $224.30, indicating a potential upside of 5.51%. UFP Industries has a consensus price target of $105.40, indicating a potential upside of 28.57%. Given UFP Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe UFP Industries is more favorable than Eagle Materials.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eagle Materials	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.09
UFP Industries	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

In the previous week, UFP Industries had 7 more articles in the media than Eagle Materials. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for UFP Industries and 0 mentions for Eagle Materials. UFP Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Eagle Materials' score of 0.11 indicating that UFP Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Eagle Materials	Neutral
UFP Industries	Positive

Summary

UFP Industries beats Eagle Materials on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Eagle Materials compare to Boise Cascade?

Boise Cascade (NYSE:BCC) and Eagle Materials (NYSE:EXP) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

96.2% of Boise Cascade shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Eagle Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Boise Cascade shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Eagle Materials shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Boise Cascade has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Eagle Materials has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the broader market.

Eagle Materials has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Boise Cascade. Eagle Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boise Cascade, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Boise Cascade	$6.40B	0.37	$132.84M	$2.96	23.03
Eagle Materials	$2.31B	2.85	$423.81M	$13.12	16.20

Boise Cascade pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Eagle Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Boise Cascade pays out 29.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eagle Materials pays out 7.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Boise Cascade has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Boise Cascade is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Boise Cascade currently has a consensus target price of $98.00, suggesting a potential upside of 43.78%. Eagle Materials has a consensus target price of $224.30, suggesting a potential upside of 5.51%. Given Boise Cascade's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Boise Cascade is more favorable than Eagle Materials.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boise Cascade	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Eagle Materials	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.09

Eagle Materials has a net margin of 18.36% compared to Boise Cascade's net margin of 1.73%. Eagle Materials' return on equity of 28.27% beat Boise Cascade's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boise Cascade	1.73%	5.55%	3.46%
Eagle Materials	18.36%	28.27%	11.70%

In the previous week, Boise Cascade had 5 more articles in the media than Eagle Materials. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Boise Cascade and 0 mentions for Eagle Materials. Boise Cascade's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Eagle Materials' score of 0.11 indicating that Boise Cascade is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Boise Cascade	Positive
Eagle Materials	Neutral

Summary

Boise Cascade beats Eagle Materials on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Eagle Materials compare to TopBuild?

TopBuild (NYSE:BLD) and Eagle Materials (NYSE:EXP) are both construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk and earnings.

In the previous week, TopBuild had 4 more articles in the media than Eagle Materials. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for TopBuild and 0 mentions for Eagle Materials. TopBuild's average media sentiment score of 0.21 beat Eagle Materials' score of 0.11 indicating that TopBuild is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
TopBuild	Neutral
Eagle Materials	Neutral

TopBuild currently has a consensus target price of $466.77, suggesting a potential upside of 16.16%. Eagle Materials has a consensus target price of $224.30, suggesting a potential upside of 5.51%. Given TopBuild's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe TopBuild is more favorable than Eagle Materials.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TopBuild	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.47
Eagle Materials	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.09

TopBuild has higher revenue and earnings than Eagle Materials. Eagle Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TopBuild, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TopBuild	$5.62B	2.00	$521.73M	$17.80	22.58
Eagle Materials	$2.31B	2.85	$423.81M	$13.12	16.20

Eagle Materials has a net margin of 18.36% compared to TopBuild's net margin of 8.95%. Eagle Materials' return on equity of 28.27% beat TopBuild's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TopBuild	8.95%	23.53%	8.61%
Eagle Materials	18.36%	28.27%	11.70%

TopBuild has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Eagle Materials has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the broader market.

95.7% of TopBuild shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Eagle Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of TopBuild shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Eagle Materials shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

TopBuild beats Eagle Materials on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Eagle Materials compare to Builders FirstSource?

Builders FirstSource (NYSE:BLDR) and Eagle Materials (NYSE:EXP) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Builders FirstSource has higher revenue and earnings than Eagle Materials. Eagle Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Builders FirstSource, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Builders FirstSource	$15.19B	0.52	$435.20M	$2.61	28.40
Eagle Materials	$2.31B	2.85	$423.81M	$13.12	16.20

Builders FirstSource currently has a consensus price target of $101.88, indicating a potential upside of 37.44%. Eagle Materials has a consensus price target of $224.30, indicating a potential upside of 5.51%. Given Builders FirstSource's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Builders FirstSource is more favorable than Eagle Materials.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Builders FirstSource	4 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.21
Eagle Materials	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.09

95.5% of Builders FirstSource shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Eagle Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Builders FirstSource shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Eagle Materials shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Builders FirstSource has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Eagle Materials has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Builders FirstSource had 20 more articles in the media than Eagle Materials. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Builders FirstSource and 0 mentions for Eagle Materials. Builders FirstSource's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Eagle Materials' score of 0.11 indicating that Builders FirstSource is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Builders FirstSource	Positive
Eagle Materials	Neutral

Eagle Materials has a net margin of 18.36% compared to Builders FirstSource's net margin of 1.97%. Eagle Materials' return on equity of 28.27% beat Builders FirstSource's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Builders FirstSource	1.97%	14.89%	5.52%
Eagle Materials	18.36%	28.27%	11.70%

Summary

Builders FirstSource beats Eagle Materials on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Eagle Materials compare to CRH?

Eagle Materials (NYSE:EXP) and CRH (NYSE:CRH) are both construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

Eagle Materials has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CRH has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the broader market.

Eagle Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. CRH pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Eagle Materials pays out 7.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CRH pays out 28.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Eagle Materials has a net margin of 18.36% compared to CRH's net margin of 9.65%. Eagle Materials' return on equity of 28.27% beat CRH's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eagle Materials	18.36%	28.27%	11.70%
CRH	9.65%	15.37%	6.48%

Eagle Materials presently has a consensus price target of $224.30, indicating a potential upside of 5.51%. CRH has a consensus price target of $139.54, indicating a potential upside of 38.04%. Given CRH's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CRH is more favorable than Eagle Materials.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eagle Materials	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.09
CRH	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.94

CRH has higher revenue and earnings than Eagle Materials. Eagle Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CRH, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eagle Materials	$2.31B	2.85	$423.81M	$13.12	16.20
CRH	$37.45B	1.80	$3.73B	$5.40	18.72

In the previous week, CRH's average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat Eagle Materials' score of 0.11 indicating that CRH is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Eagle Materials	Neutral
CRH	Neutral

96.1% of Eagle Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.5% of CRH shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Eagle Materials shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of CRH shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Eagle Materials and CRH tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.

EXP vs. The Competition

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Metric	Eagle Materials	BLDG Industry	Construction Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$6.59B	$8.08B	$9.53B	$22.96B
Dividend Yield	0.46%	1.96%	1.93%	4.10%
P/E Ratio	16.23	17.23	17.82	30.59
Price / Sales	2.85	7.48	4.03	116.35
Price / Cash	11.61	12.54	16.90	24.20
Price / Book	4.53	3.06	5.13	4.63
Net Income	$423.81M	$422.65M	$564.03M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-2.40%	-0.04%	15.07%	-0.82%
1 Month Performance	3.58%	-2.86%	12.11%	0.12%
1 Year Performance	7.52%	22.47%	9.60%	20.15%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
EXP Eagle Materials	2.6364 of 5 stars	$212.58 -0.3%	$224.30 +5.5%	+4.9%	$6.59B	$2.31B	16.23	2,800
UFPI UFP Industries	4.7733 of 5 stars	$79.46 -1.9%	$105.40 +32.6%	-18.1%	$4.57B	$6.32B	17.35	13,800	Positive News
BCC Boise Cascade	4.8089 of 5 stars	$68.26 -2.1%	$98.00 +43.6%	-23.9%	$2.45B	$6.40B	23.06	7,660
BLD TopBuild	3.1531 of 5 stars	$412.60 -1.2%	$466.77 +13.1%	+26.9%	$11.75B	$5.62B	23.18	14,707
BLDR Builders FirstSource	4.7021 of 5 stars	$75.71 -0.7%	$101.88 +34.6%	-36.3%	$8.20B	$15.19B	29.01	28,000	Positive News

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EXP vs. UFPI, BCC, BLD, BLDR, and CRH

How does Eagle Materials compare to UFP Industries?

Is EXP or UFPI a better dividend stock?

Is EXP or UFPI more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, EXP or UFPI?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in EXP or UFPI?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, EXP or UFPI?

Do analysts recommend EXP or UFPI?

Does the media refer more to EXP or UFPI?

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How does Eagle Materials compare to Boise Cascade?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BCC or EXP?

Which has more risk and volatility, BCC or EXP?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BCC or EXP?

Is BCC or EXP a better dividend stock?

Do analysts prefer BCC or EXP?

Is BCC or EXP more profitable?

Does the media prefer BCC or EXP?

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How does Eagle Materials compare to TopBuild?

Does the media favor BLD or EXP?

Do analysts recommend BLD or EXP?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BLD or EXP?

Is BLD or EXP more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, BLD or EXP?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BLD or EXP?

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How does Eagle Materials compare to Builders FirstSource?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BLDR or EXP?

Do analysts rate BLDR or EXP?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BLDR or EXP?

Which has more risk & volatility, BLDR or EXP?

Does the media favor BLDR or EXP?

Is BLDR or EXP more profitable?

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How does Eagle Materials compare to CRH?

Which has more volatility and risk, EXP or CRH?

Is EXP or CRH a better dividend stock?

Is EXP or CRH more profitable?

Do analysts prefer EXP or CRH?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, EXP or CRH?

Does the media prefer EXP or CRH?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EXP or CRH?

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