United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) Competitors $103.12 -1.87 (-1.78%) As of 09:36 AM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, SKY, ACA, TGLS, 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), Skyline Champion (SKY), Arcosa (ACA), Tecnoglass (TGLS), 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. James Hardie Industries CEMEX Eagle Materials Fortune Brands Innovations West Fraser Timber Skyline Champion Arcosa Tecnoglass 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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, profitability and analyst recommendations. Which has better earnings & valuation, USLM or JHX? James Hardie Industries has higher revenue and earnings than United States Lime & Minerals. James Hardie Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United States Lime & Minerals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUnited States Lime & Minerals$337.29M8.85$108.84M$4.2024.81James Hardie Industries$3.91B2.72$510.20M$1.0124.49 Which has more volatility & risk, USLM or JHX? United States Lime & Minerals has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, James Hardie Industries has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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% Do analysts rate USLM or JHX? James Hardie Industries has a consensus target price of $42.45, indicating a potential upside of 71.65%. 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 Does the media favor USLM or JHX? In the previous week, James Hardie Industries had 14 more articles in the media than United States Lime & Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for James Hardie Industries and 8 mentions for United States Lime & Minerals. United States Lime & Minerals' average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat James Hardie Industries' score of 0.77 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 8 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 6 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in USLM or JHX? 27.1% of United States Lime & Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.0% of James Hardie Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of United States Lime & Minerals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in USLM or JHX? James Hardie Industries received 60 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 61.17% of users gave James Hardie Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUnited States Lime & MineralsOutperform Votes19267.61% Underperform Votes9232.39% James Hardie IndustriesOutperform Votes25261.17% Underperform Votes16038.83% 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 20.8% 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 increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. SummaryUnited States Lime & Minerals beats James Hardie Industries 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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$2.98B$5.98B$8.86B$8.48BDividend Yield0.23%0.89%2.05%4.11%P/E Ratio27.4731.5716.9520.05Price / Sales8.8518.0170.60116.44Price / Cash29.3015.7921.3034.62Price / Book7.562.834.644.61Net Income$108.84M$289.19M$557.33M$248.19M7 Day Performance0.80%-1.21%-0.01%2.97%1 Month Performance20.11%10.05%12.15%16.58%1 Year Performance43.95%-5.75%86.69%8.16% United States Lime & Minerals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)USLMUnited States Lime & Minerals0.5433 of 5 stars$103.12-1.8%N/A+43.5%$2.96B$337.29M27.23340Positive NewsJHXJames Hardie Industries2.7348 of 5 stars$25.41+4.4%$42.45+67.0%-32.4%$10.92B$3.91B25.163,257Trending NewsEarnings ReportHigh Trading VolumeCXCEMEX3.0534 of 5 stars$6.56+2.3%$7.58+15.6%-10.4%$9.50B$15.91B10.4043,500Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeEXPEagle Materials3.5185 of 5 stars$239.57+4.1%$274.40+14.5%-14.2%$7.97B$2.27B17.112,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap UpFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.7209 of 5 stars$57.50+12.1%$77.17+34.2%-25.4%$6.92B$4.53B15.3311,200Dividend AnnouncementGap UpHigh Trading VolumeWFGWest Fraser Timber3.7595 of 5 stars$75.77+1.7%$100.40+32.5%-7.9%$5.85B$6.01B-360.8111,000SKYSkyline Champion0.683 of 5 stars$92.45+3.1%$88.40-4.4%+11.2%$5.30B$2.43B32.558,400Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsACAArcosa4.1766 of 5 stars$90.53+4.1%$105.50+16.5%+1.4%$4.42B$2.60B34.425,230News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementTGLSTecnoglass1.1839 of 5 stars$86.75+5.1%$77.40-10.8%+54.2%$4.08B$890.18M27.116,910Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeCXTCrane NXT3.781 of 5 stars$55.32+4.8%$78.33+41.6%-10.9%$3.17B$1.50B17.3411,000Positive NewsGap UpLOMALoma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima1.5946 of 5 stars$11.97+4.0%$14.10+17.8%+77.3%$1.40B$699.18B20.292,885Positive NewsAnalyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies James Hardie Industries Alternatives CEMEX Alternatives Eagle Materials Alternatives Fortune Brands Innovations Alternatives West Fraser Timber Alternatives Skyline Champion Alternatives Arcosa Alternatives Tecnoglass 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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