United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) Competitors $134.34 -1.02 (-0.75%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$134.42 +0.07 (+0.06%) As of 06:29 PM 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock USLM vs. CX, JHX, EXP, FBIN, WFG, ACA, CXT, SKY, TGLS, and HLMNShould you be buying United States Lime & Minerals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United States Lime & Minerals include Cemex (CX), James Hardie Industries (JHX), Eagle Materials (EXP), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), West Fraser Timber (WFG), Arcosa (ACA), Crane NXT (CXT), Champion Homes (SKY), Tecnoglass (TGLS), and Hillman Solutions (HLMN). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry. United States Lime & Minerals vs. Its Competitors Cemex James Hardie Industries Eagle Materials Fortune Brands Innovations West Fraser Timber Arcosa Crane NXT Champion Homes Tecnoglass Hillman Solutions Cemex (NYSE:CX) and United States Lime & Minerals (NASDAQ:USLM) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do analysts prefer CX or USLM? Cemex presently has a consensus target price of $9.52, suggesting a potential upside of 3.63%. Given Cemex's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Cemex is more favorable than United States Lime & Minerals.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cemex 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.27United States Lime & Minerals 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk and volatility, CX or USLM? Cemex has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United States Lime & Minerals has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor CX or USLM? In the previous week, Cemex had 10 more articles in the media than United States Lime & Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Cemex and 4 mentions for United States Lime & Minerals. United States Lime & Minerals' average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat Cemex's score of 0.39 indicating that United States Lime & Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cemex 2 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral United States Lime & Minerals 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is CX or USLM a better dividend stock? Cemex pays an annual dividend of $0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. United States Lime & Minerals pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Cemex pays out 8.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United States Lime & Minerals pays out 5.5% 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. Which has higher earnings & valuation, CX or USLM? Cemex has higher revenue and earnings than United States Lime & Minerals. Cemex 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 RatioCemex$16.20B0.82$939M$1.029.00United States Lime & Minerals$317.72M12.11$108.84M$4.3630.81 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CX or USLM? 83.0% of Cemex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.1% of United States Lime & Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Cemex shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of United States Lime & Minerals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is CX or USLM more profitable? United States Lime & Minerals has a net margin of 35.57% compared to Cemex's net margin of 9.61%. United States Lime & Minerals' return on equity of 24.24% beat Cemex's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cemex9.61% 6.89% 3.18% United States Lime & Minerals 35.57%24.24%22.20% SummaryUnited States Lime & Minerals beats Cemex on 11 of the 19 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. 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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 & MineralsBLDG IndustryConstruction SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.88B$10.43B$9.67B$10.67BDividend Yield0.18%1.55%1.77%4.86%P/E Ratio30.8115.9515.8327.12Price / Sales12.1123.1595.91126.25Price / Cash29.0913.3015.5561.42Price / Book7.724.104.576.43Net Income$108.84M$473.25M$621.64M$276.63M7 Day Performance4.37%-1.04%-1.76%-2.60%1 Month Performance3.15%3.26%-3.59%0.31%1 Year Performance30.41%96.93%105.18%30.63% United States Lime & Minerals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)USLMUnited States Lime & Minerals1.7573 of 5 stars$134.34-0.8%N/A+30.5%$3.88B$317.72M30.81340Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCXCemex2.7507 of 5 stars$9.36+2.2%$9.14-2.3%+55.1%$13.26B$16.20B9.1745,649Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeJHXJames Hardie Industries3.631 of 5 stars$21.47+0.8%$32.39+50.9%-38.3%$9.15B$3.88B27.885,860Analyst ForecastEXPEagle Materials4.0646 of 5 stars$230.09+0.8%$255.40+11.0%-19.0%$7.41B$2.26B16.942,500News CoveragePositive NewsFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.5267 of 5 stars$48.21+0.0%$71.90+49.1%-40.6%$5.79B$4.61B15.1611,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastWFGWest Fraser Timber4.0268 of 5 stars$68.05+1.0%$100.00+47.0%-29.2%$5.31B$6.17B-38.899,700News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionACAArcosa3.9499 of 5 stars$90.78+1.8%$112.00+23.4%+1.3%$4.37B$2.57B48.296,250News CoverageCXTCrane NXT2.074 of 5 stars$66.47+1.4%$73.75+11.0%+18.7%$3.76B$1.49B25.374,500SKYChampion Homes2.3216 of 5 stars$66.54+3.5%$86.00+29.2%-17.6%$3.63B$2.48B17.709,000Positive NewsTGLSTecnoglass3.5614 of 5 stars$63.12+1.7%$89.00+41.0%-19.6%$2.97B$955.73M19.726,910News CoveragePositive NewsHLMNHillman Solutions4.1348 of 5 stars$9.28-1.3%$11.83+27.5%-9.2%$1.86B$1.47B84.373,886Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cemex Alternatives James Hardie Industries Alternatives Eagle Materials Alternatives Fortune Brands Innovations Alternatives West Fraser Timber Alternatives Arcosa Alternatives Crane NXT Alternatives Champion Homes Alternatives Tecnoglass Alternatives Hillman Solutions 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 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNEW LAW: Congress Approves Setup For Digital Dollar?Trump Ally Says Congress Approved the Setup for a Digital Dollar 2.0 But according to Rep. 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