United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) Competitors $99.46 -0.80 (-0.80%) Closing price 06/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$99.46 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07:24 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock USLM vs. JHX, CX, EXP, FBIN, WFG, ACA, TGLS, SKY, CXT, and LOMAShould you be buying United States Lime & Minerals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United States Lime & Minerals include James Hardie Industries (JHX), CEMEX (CX), Eagle Materials (EXP), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), West Fraser Timber (WFG), Arcosa (ACA), Tecnoglass (TGLS), Skyline Champion (SKY), Crane NXT (CXT), and Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (LOMA). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry. United States Lime & Minerals vs. Its Competitors James Hardie Industries CEMEX Eagle Materials Fortune Brands Innovations West Fraser Timber Arcosa Tecnoglass Skyline Champion Crane NXT Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima United States Lime & Minerals (NASDAQ:USLM) and James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations. Is USLM or JHX a better dividend stock? United States Lime & Minerals pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. James Hardie Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. United States Lime & Minerals pays out 5.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. James Hardie Industries pays out 21.4% 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. United States Lime & Minerals has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Does the MarketBeat Community favor USLM or JHX? James Hardie Industries received 61 more outperform votes than United States Lime & Minerals when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.61% of users gave United States Lime & Minerals an outperform vote while only 61.11% of users gave James Hardie Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUnited States Lime & MineralsOutperform Votes19267.61% Underperform Votes9232.39% James Hardie IndustriesOutperform Votes25361.11% Underperform Votes16138.89% Do analysts prefer USLM or JHX? James Hardie Industries has a consensus target price of $39.12, suggesting a potential upside of 44.09%. Given James Hardie Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe James Hardie Industries is more favorable than United States Lime & Minerals.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score United States Lime & Minerals 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00James Hardie Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Which has more volatility & risk, USLM or JHX? United States Lime & Minerals has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, James Hardie Industries has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation and earnings, USLM or JHX? James Hardie Industries has higher revenue and earnings than United States Lime & Minerals. United States Lime & Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than James Hardie Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUnited States Lime & Minerals$337.29M8.44$108.84M$4.2023.68James Hardie Industries$3.88B3.01$510.20M$0.9827.70 Is USLM or JHX more profitable? United States Lime & Minerals has a net margin of 34.27% compared to James Hardie Industries' net margin of 11.15%. James Hardie Industries' return on equity of 33.65% beat United States Lime & Minerals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets United States Lime & Minerals34.27% 24.55% 22.22% James Hardie Industries 11.15%33.65%13.44% Does the media refer more to USLM or JHX? In the previous week, James Hardie Industries had 2 more articles in the media than United States Lime & Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for James Hardie Industries and 4 mentions for United States Lime & Minerals. United States Lime & Minerals' average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat James Hardie Industries' score of 0.22 indicating that United States Lime & Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment United States Lime & Minerals 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive James Hardie Industries 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals and insiders believe in USLM or JHX? 27.1% of United States Lime & Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.0% of James Hardie Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of United States Lime & Minerals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryJames Hardie Industries beats United States Lime & Minerals on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get United States Lime & Minerals News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for USLM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding USLM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ 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.Skip Chart USLM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnited States Lime & MineralsMining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels IndustryConstruction SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.87B$6.26B$8.70B$8.63BDividend Yield0.23%0.89%2.05%4.18%P/E Ratio26.2237.1616.9920.06Price / Sales8.4416.30101.62157.10Price / Cash29.3016.8321.7634.64Price / Book7.213.165.034.70Net Income$108.84M$303.00M$553.80M$247.88M7 Day Performance-6.46%-2.07%1.10%2.63%1 Month Performance-0.05%3.29%1.80%6.36%1 Year Performance46.80%11.39%92.32%14.05% United States Lime & Minerals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)USLMUnited States Lime & Minerals0.8442 of 5 stars$99.46-0.8%N/A+52.2%$2.87B$337.29M26.22340Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeJHXJames Hardie Industries2.714 of 5 stars$23.88+2.5%$39.12+63.8%-10.3%$10.27B$3.88B23.653,257Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeCXCEMEX2.9701 of 5 stars$6.82-0.4%$7.58+11.1%+8.3%$9.88B$15.91B10.8343,500Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementEXPEagle Materials4.6725 of 5 stars$197.88-2.1%$254.44+28.6%-11.3%$6.47B$2.26B14.132,200FBINFortune Brands Innovations4.6655 of 5 stars$48.99-2.8%$77.17+57.5%-21.3%$5.89B$4.53B13.0611,200Positive NewsWFGWest Fraser Timber3.6053 of 5 stars$73.73+0.2%$100.40+36.2%-2.3%$5.69B$6.01B-351.1011,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementACAArcosa4.0316 of 5 stars$86.30+0.0%$104.00+20.5%+7.0%$4.21B$2.60B32.815,230Positive NewsTGLSTecnoglass1.609 of 5 stars$84.65-1.1%$83.00-1.9%+93.8%$3.98B$919.84M26.456,910Dividend AnnouncementSKYSkyline Champion1.549 of 5 stars$63.61-2.7%$80.60+26.7%-1.2%$3.64B$2.48B22.408,400Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCXTCrane NXT3.7877 of 5 stars$53.34-0.5%$73.75+38.3%-7.1%$3.06B$1.50B16.7211,000Positive NewsLOMALoma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima1.7105 of 5 stars$12.39-2.2%$14.40+16.3%+72.6%$1.45B$683.24B20.992,885Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies James Hardie Industries Alternatives CEMEX Alternatives Eagle Materials Alternatives Fortune Brands Innovations Alternatives West Fraser Timber Alternatives Arcosa Alternatives Tecnoglass Alternatives Skyline Champion Alternatives Crane NXT Alternatives Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:USLM) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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