United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) Competitors $105.32 +1.68 (+1.62%) As of 02:09 PM 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. CX, JHX, EXP, FBIN, WFG, ACA, SKY, TGLS, CXT, 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), Tecnoglass (TGLS), Crane NXT (CXT), 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 Tecnoglass Crane NXT Hillman Solutions United States Lime & Minerals (NASDAQ:USLM) and Cemex (NYSE:CX) are both construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation. Does the media prefer USLM or CX? In the previous week, United States Lime & Minerals had 11 more articles in the media than Cemex. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for United States Lime & Minerals and 7 mentions for Cemex. Cemex's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat United States Lime & Minerals' score of 0.47 indicating that Cemex is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment United States Lime & Minerals 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Cemex 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of USLM or CX? 27.1% of United States Lime & Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Cemex shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of United States Lime & Minerals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Cemex shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is USLM or CX 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 24.99% beat Cemex's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets United States Lime & Minerals35.57% 24.99% 22.78% Cemex 9.61%6.89%3.18% Do analysts recommend USLM or CX? Cemex has a consensus target price of $7.91, indicating a potential downside of 4.74%. Given Cemex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cemex 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) 0.00Cemex 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, USLM or CX? 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 RatioUnited States Lime & Minerals$317.72M9.49$108.84M$4.3624.15Cemex$16.20B0.74$939M$1.028.14 Is USLM or CX 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%. Cemex pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. United States Lime & Minerals pays out 5.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cemex pays out 7.8% 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 raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Which has more volatility and risk, USLM or CX? United States Lime & Minerals has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cemex has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryUnited States Lime & Minerals beats Cemex on 10 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. 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 & MineralsBLDG IndustryConstruction SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.02B$8.41B$9.19B$9.49BDividend Yield0.24%1.74%2.04%4.14%P/E Ratio24.1615.8215.7124.35Price / Sales9.4913.04113.8078.76Price / Cash21.2811.8215.0027.20Price / Book6.053.624.655.82Net Income$108.84M$473.25M$620.50M$264.73M7 Day Performance-6.39%-1.15%-0.85%-0.99%1 Month Performance0.36%2.30%0.71%6.06%1 Year Performance42.24%18.12%109.73%23.79% United States Lime & Minerals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)USLMUnited States Lime & Minerals0.7899 of 5 stars$105.32+1.6%N/A+32.8%$3.02B$317.72M24.16340Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑CXCemex3.2936 of 5 stars$8.40-0.1%$7.74-7.8%+35.7%$12.19B$16.20B8.2445,649JHXJames Hardie Industries4.1537 of 5 stars$26.99+0.2%$37.34+38.3%-22.1%$11.58B$3.88B27.545,860Upcoming EarningsEXPEagle Materials4.1231 of 5 stars$221.67-2.0%$254.44+14.8%-12.0%$7.38B$2.26B16.112,500Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.6057 of 5 stars$56.50flat$77.27+36.8%-26.5%$6.79B$4.61B16.5711,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastWFGWest Fraser Timber3.651 of 5 stars$70.56-2.2%$100.00+41.7%-18.9%$5.54B$5.83B-40.329,700ACAArcosa3.8761 of 5 stars$88.74-2.6%$104.00+17.2%+6.0%$4.45B$2.57B55.816,250Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsSKYChampion Homes1.2713 of 5 stars$65.13+0.1%$80.60+23.8%-13.5%$3.73B$2.48B19.049,000News CoveragePositive NewsTGLSTecnoglass2.2065 of 5 stars$76.83-0.5%$83.00+8.0%+50.4%$3.61B$919.84M24.016,910Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionCXTCrane NXT3.6383 of 5 stars$59.59+0.2%$73.75+23.8%-2.0%$3.41B$1.50B20.484,500Upcoming EarningsHLMNHillman Solutions3.1286 of 5 stars$8.10+0.4%$10.75+32.7%-13.3%$1.59B$1.47B90.013,886News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeGap 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 Tecnoglass Alternatives Crane NXT 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 8/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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