United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) Competitors $100.76 -0.54 (-0.53%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$100.76 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07:32 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock USLM vs. CX, EXP, FBIN, WFG, ACA, SKY, TGLS, CXT, HLMN, and LOMAShould you be buying United States Lime & Minerals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United States Lime & Minerals include Cemex (CX), Eagle Materials (EXP), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), West Fraser Timber (WFG), Arcosa (ACA), Champion Homes (SKY), Tecnoglass (TGLS), Crane NXT (CXT), Hillman Solutions (HLMN), and Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina (LOMA). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry. United States Lime & Minerals vs. Its Competitors Cemex Eagle Materials Fortune Brands Innovations West Fraser Timber Arcosa Champion Homes Tecnoglass Crane NXT Hillman Solutions Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina United States Lime & Minerals (NASDAQ:USLM) and Cemex (NYSE:CX) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer USLM or CX? Cemex has a consensus target price of $7.74, suggesting a potential upside of 6.56%. Given Cemex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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 higher earnings and 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$317.72M9.08$108.84M$4.2023.99Cemex$16.20B0.65$939M$0.967.57 Does the media favor USLM or CX? In the previous week, United States Lime & Minerals and United States Lime & Minerals both had 4 articles in the media. United States Lime & Minerals' average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Cemex's score of 0.05 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cemex 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral 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 1.1%. United States Lime & Minerals pays out 5.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cemex pays out 8.3% 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. Is USLM or CX more profitable? United States Lime & Minerals has a net margin of 35.74% compared to Cemex's net margin of 8.84%. United States Lime & Minerals' return on equity of 24.79% beat Cemex's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets United States Lime & Minerals35.74% 24.79% 22.59% Cemex 8.84%6.47%2.92% Which has more risk & volatility, USLM or CX? United States Lime & Minerals has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cemex has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryUnited States Lime & Minerals beats Cemex on 10 of the 18 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$2.90B$8.32B$9.19B$9.30BDividend Yield0.24%1.78%2.01%4.03%P/E Ratio23.9915.1815.9119.60Price / Sales9.0816.37112.0073.66Price / Cash21.7711.8814.9227.56Price / Book5.794.274.445.55Net Income$108.84M$473.25M$622.34M$257.73M7 Day Performance-1.19%1.75%-0.48%0.95%1 Month Performance2.97%5.57%3.73%10.68%1 Year Performance23.22%16.43%94.70%15.67% United States Lime & Minerals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)USLMUnited States Lime & Minerals1.5777 of 5 stars$100.76-0.5%N/A+28.1%$2.90B$317.72M23.99340Positive NewsCXCemex2.966 of 5 stars$7.14-1.2%$7.58+6.1%+7.3%$10.48B$16.20B7.4445,649Analyst UpgradeEXPEagle Materials4.589 of 5 stars$211.99-1.0%$254.44+20.0%-3.8%$6.99B$2.26B15.412,500News CoveragePositive NewsFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.0441 of 5 stars$52.48-1.8%$77.17+47.0%-22.9%$6.43B$4.53B15.3911,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastWFGWest Fraser Timber4.2335 of 5 stars$74.51-2.6%$100.40+34.7%-2.4%$5.88B$6.17B-438.299,700ACAArcosa4.0415 of 5 stars$89.29-0.8%$104.00+16.5%+3.0%$4.39B$2.57B56.166,250Positive NewsSKYChampion Homes2.1555 of 5 stars$65.20-2.6%$80.60+23.6%-11.1%$3.83B$2.48B19.069,000Positive NewsTGLSTecnoglass2.6822 of 5 stars$76.67-1.8%$83.00+8.3%+38.6%$3.60B$919.84M23.966,910CXTCrane NXT3.6784 of 5 stars$55.39-2.0%$73.75+33.1%+0.8%$3.24B$1.49B19.034,500HLMNHillman Solutions3.6694 of 5 stars$7.39-3.0%$11.00+48.8%-13.7%$1.51B$1.47B82.123,886News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastLOMALoma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina2.3237 of 5 stars$10.77-4.8%$14.80+37.4%+54.2%$1.32B$767.70M12.822,821 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cemex 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 Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina 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 7/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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