United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) Competitors $120.62 -1.70 (-1.39%) As of 01:34 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, SKY, CXT, 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), Champion Homes (SKY), Crane NXT (CXT), 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 Champion Homes Crane NXT Tecnoglass Hillman Solutions Cemex (NYSE:CX) and United States Lime & Minerals (NASDAQ:USLM) are both construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations. Which has more volatility & risk, CX or USLM? Cemex has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United States Lime & Minerals has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor CX or USLM? In the previous week, United States Lime & Minerals had 2 more articles in the media than Cemex. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for United States Lime & Minerals and 3 mentions for Cemex. United States Lime & Minerals' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Cemex's score of 0.79 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive United States Lime & Minerals 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CX or USLM? 83.0% of Cemex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.1% of United States Lime & Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Cemex shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of United States Lime & Minerals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend CX or USLM? Cemex presently has a consensus target price of $9.02, suggesting a potential downside of 1.35%. Given Cemex's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly 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) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30United States Lime & Minerals 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 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 raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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$15.68B0.85$939M$1.028.97United States Lime & Minerals$317.72M10.87$108.84M$4.3627.66 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 12 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$3.44B$10.41B$9.49B$10.34BDividend Yield0.19%1.54%1.83%4.69%P/E Ratio27.5815.6416.8826.67Price / Sales10.8720.88100.95179.30Price / Cash26.6612.9815.6962.20Price / Book6.933.854.736.61Net Income$108.84M$473.25M$625.65M$275.78M7 Day Performance-6.57%0.35%-1.49%-0.40%1 Month Performance-3.07%0.16%-2.54%6.38%1 Year Performance23.58%84.38%107.99%33.31% United States Lime & Minerals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)USLMUnited States Lime & Minerals1.2775 of 5 stars$120.62-1.4%N/A+25.2%$3.44B$317.72M27.58340News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastCXCemex2.8532 of 5 stars$9.05+0.5%$9.02-0.3%+50.9%$13.04B$16.20B8.8745,649Analyst ForecastJHXJames Hardie Industries3.9132 of 5 stars$18.77flat$33.27+77.3%-40.0%$8.07B$3.88B24.385,860Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionEXPEagle Materials3.5668 of 5 stars$232.94+0.3%$254.78+9.4%-20.2%$7.54B$2.29B17.152,500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.4182 of 5 stars$53.10-0.3%$75.45+42.1%-43.1%$6.39B$4.50B16.7011,000Positive NewsWFGWest Fraser Timber3.5807 of 5 stars$67.71+1.1%$100.00+47.7%-32.1%$5.11B$6.17B-38.699,700Analyst ForecastACAArcosa4.2898 of 5 stars$92.16-0.5%$112.00+21.5%-3.0%$4.54B$2.57B49.026,250Analyst ForecastSKYChampion Homes2.715 of 5 stars$74.74+0.6%$86.00+15.1%-31.3%$4.20B$2.48B19.889,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCXTCrane NXT2.7621 of 5 stars$64.75-0.5%$73.75+13.9%+26.0%$3.74B$1.49B24.714,500Analyst ForecastTGLSTecnoglass3.2916 of 5 stars$68.08+0.4%$89.00+30.7%-11.8%$3.20B$955.73M21.276,910HLMNHillman Solutions3.987 of 5 stars$9.18+0.1%$11.83+28.9%-6.5%$1.81B$1.47B83.463,886Positive NewsGap Up 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 Champion Homes Alternatives Crane NXT 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 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe $20 stock that could make silicon chips obsoleteWhen a new chip can run at the speed of light, the game changes. 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