Arcosa (ACA) Competitors $85.12 -2.23 (-2.55%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$85.20 +0.08 (+0.10%) As of 04:09 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ACA vs. JHX, CX, EXP, FBIN, WFG, SKY, TGLS, CXT, USLM, and LOMAShould you be buying Arcosa stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Arcosa include James Hardie Industries (JHX), CEMEX (CX), Eagle Materials (EXP), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), West Fraser Timber (WFG), Skyline Champion (SKY), Tecnoglass (TGLS), Crane NXT (CXT), United States Lime & Minerals (USLM), and Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (LOMA). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry. Arcosa vs. James Hardie Industries CEMEX Eagle Materials Fortune Brands Innovations West Fraser Timber Skyline Champion Tecnoglass Crane NXT United States Lime & Minerals Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima Arcosa (NYSE:ACA) and James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) are both construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Does the media refer more to ACA or JHX? In the previous week, James Hardie Industries had 9 more articles in the media than Arcosa. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for James Hardie Industries and 15 mentions for Arcosa. Arcosa's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat James Hardie Industries' score of 0.77 indicating that Arcosa is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Arcosa 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive James Hardie Industries 7 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ACA or JHX more profitable? James Hardie Industries has a net margin of 11.15% compared to Arcosa's net margin of 5.17%. James Hardie Industries' return on equity of 33.65% beat Arcosa's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Arcosa5.17% 6.64% 4.11% James Hardie Industries 11.15%33.65%13.44% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ACA or JHX? 90.7% of Arcosa shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.0% of James Hardie Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Arcosa shares are owned 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. Do analysts prefer ACA or JHX? Arcosa currently has a consensus price target of $104.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.12%. James Hardie Industries has a consensus price target of $39.12, suggesting a potential upside of 64.65%. Given James Hardie Industries' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe James Hardie Industries is more favorable than Arcosa.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Arcosa 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00James Hardie Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ACA or JHX? James Hardie Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Arcosa. James Hardie Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arcosa, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioArcosa$2.60B1.60$159.20M$1.5953.56James Hardie Industries$3.91B2.61$510.20M$1.0123.52 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ACA or JHX? James Hardie Industries received 172 more outperform votes than Arcosa when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.26% of users gave James Hardie Industries an outperform vote while only 55.48% of users gave Arcosa an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformArcosaOutperform Votes8155.48% Underperform Votes6544.52% James Hardie IndustriesOutperform Votes25361.26% Underperform Votes16038.74% Which has more volatility and risk, ACA or JHX? Arcosa has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, James Hardie Industries has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is ACA or JHX a better dividend stock? Arcosa pays an annual dividend of $0.20 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 0.9%. Arcosa pays out 12.6% 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. SummaryJames Hardie Industries beats Arcosa on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Arcosa News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ACA 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 NYSE 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 ACA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricArcosaFabricated structural metal products IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.15B$1.93B$8.74B$19.40BDividend Yield0.23%0.54%2.05%3.84%P/E Ratio32.3619.5916.6234.34Price / Sales1.601.1671.5634.82Price / Cash14.2115.7621.3017.51Price / Book1.772.634.564.70Net Income$159.20M$42.11M$557.33M$1.02B7 Day Performance-4.03%-0.27%-1.45%-1.17%1 Month Performance13.26%15.36%10.48%9.98%1 Year Performance-1.31%3.57%85.32%3.41% Arcosa Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACAArcosa4.1139 of 5 stars$85.12-2.6%$104.00+22.2%+1.4%$4.16B$2.60B32.375,230News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementGap UpJHXJames Hardie Industries2.6125 of 5 stars$25.41+4.4%$42.45+67.0%-32.4%$10.92B$3.91B25.163,257Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownHigh Trading VolumeCXCEMEX2.9756 of 5 stars$6.56+2.3%$7.58+15.6%-10.4%$9.50B$15.91B10.4043,500Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeEXPEagle Materials4.0267 of 5 stars$239.57+4.1%$274.40+14.5%-14.2%$7.97B$2.27B17.112,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.6833 of 5 stars$57.50+12.1%$77.17+34.2%-25.4%$6.92B$4.53B15.3311,200Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementGap DownHigh Trading VolumeWFGWest Fraser Timber3.7013 of 5 stars$75.77+1.7%$100.40+32.5%-7.9%$5.85B$6.01B-360.8111,000Positive NewsSKYSkyline Champion0.7019 of 5 stars$92.45+3.1%$88.40-4.4%+11.2%$5.30B$2.43B32.558,400Positive NewsGap UpTGLSTecnoglass1.1533 of 5 stars$86.75+5.1%$77.40-10.8%+54.2%$4.08B$890.18M27.116,910Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeCXTCrane NXT3.739 of 5 stars$55.32+4.8%$78.33+41.6%-10.9%$3.17B$1.50B17.3411,000Positive NewsGap UpUSLMUnited States Lime & Minerals0.5371 of 5 stars$99.51+0.5%N/A+43.5%$2.85B$337.29M26.23340Positive NewsGap UpLOMALoma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima2.3375 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 JHX Alternatives CX Alternatives EXP Alternatives FBIN Alternatives WFG Alternatives SKY Alternatives TGLS Alternatives CXT Alternatives USLM Alternatives LOMA 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 (NYSE:ACA) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket 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 | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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