Arcosa (ACA) Competitors $89.17 -0.72 (-0.80%) Closing price 06/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$89.30 +0.13 (+0.15%) As of 03:59 AM 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, TGLS, SKY, 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), Tecnoglass (TGLS), Skyline Champion (SKY), 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. Its Competitors James Hardie Industries CEMEX Eagle Materials Fortune Brands Innovations West Fraser Timber Tecnoglass Skyline Champion Crane NXT United States Lime & Minerals Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) and Arcosa (NYSE:ACA) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking and profitability. Which has more volatility and risk, JHX or ACA? James Hardie Industries has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arcosa has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of JHX or ACA? 8.0% of James Hardie Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.7% of Arcosa shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Arcosa shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, JHX or ACA? 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 RatioJames Hardie Industries$3.88B3.01$510.20M$0.9827.70Arcosa$2.60B1.67$159.20M$1.5956.08 Does the MarketBeat Community favor JHX or ACA? James Hardie Industries received 172 more outperform votes than Arcosa when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.11% of users gave James Hardie Industries an outperform vote while only 55.48% of users gave Arcosa an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformJames Hardie IndustriesOutperform Votes25361.11% Underperform Votes16138.89% ArcosaOutperform Votes8155.48% Underperform Votes6544.52% Do analysts prefer JHX or ACA? James Hardie Industries presently has a consensus target price of $39.12, suggesting a potential upside of 44.09%. Arcosa has a consensus target price of $104.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.63%. Given James Hardie Industries' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe James Hardie Industries is more favorable than Arcosa.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score James Hardie Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Arcosa 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media prefer JHX or ACA? In the previous week, James Hardie Industries had 3 more articles in the media than Arcosa. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for James Hardie Industries and 3 mentions for Arcosa. Arcosa's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat James Hardie Industries' score of 0.22 indicating that Arcosa is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment James Hardie Industries 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Arcosa 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is JHX or ACA 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 James Hardie Industries11.15% 33.65% 13.44% Arcosa 5.17%6.64%4.11% Is JHX or ACA a better dividend stock? James Hardie Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Arcosa pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. James Hardie Industries pays out 21.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Arcosa pays out 12.6% 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 ACA 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$4.35B$2.00B$8.70B$19.81BDividend Yield0.22%0.53%2.05%3.83%P/E Ratio33.9019.9316.9935.67Price / Sales1.671.15101.6246.74Price / Cash14.2115.7621.7617.52Price / Book1.862.545.034.84Net Income$159.20M$42.11M$553.80M$1.02B7 Day Performance0.43%-0.30%1.10%1.94%1 Month Performance-1.50%-1.30%1.80%3.03%1 Year Performance4.95%3.93%92.32%9.73% Arcosa Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACAArcosa4.0316 of 5 stars$89.17-0.8%$104.00+16.6%+7.0%$4.35B$2.60B33.905,230Positive NewsJHXJames Hardie Industries2.714 of 5 stars$23.88+2.5%$39.12+63.8%-10.3%$10.27B$3.88B23.653,257Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeCXCEMEX2.9701 of 5 stars$6.82-0.4%$7.58+11.1%+8.3%$9.88B$15.91B10.8343,500Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementEXPEagle Materials4.6725 of 5 stars$197.88-2.1%$254.44+28.6%-11.3%$6.47B$2.26B14.132,200FBINFortune Brands Innovations4.6655 of 5 stars$48.99-2.8%$77.17+57.5%-21.3%$5.89B$4.53B13.0611,200Positive NewsWFGWest Fraser Timber3.6053 of 5 stars$73.73+0.2%$100.40+36.2%-2.3%$5.69B$6.01B-351.1011,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementTGLSTecnoglass1.609 of 5 stars$84.65-1.1%$83.00-1.9%+93.8%$3.98B$919.84M26.456,910Dividend AnnouncementSKYSkyline Champion1.549 of 5 stars$63.61-2.7%$80.60+26.7%-1.2%$3.64B$2.48B22.408,400Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCXTCrane NXT3.7877 of 5 stars$53.34-0.5%$73.75+38.3%-7.1%$3.06B$1.50B16.7211,000Positive NewsUSLMUnited States Lime & Minerals0.8442 of 5 stars$102.11-0.7%N/A+52.2%$2.92B$337.29M26.91340Positive NewsLOMALoma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima1.7105 of 5 stars$12.39-2.2%$14.40+16.3%+72.6%$1.45B$683.24B20.992,885Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies JHX Alternatives CX Alternatives EXP Alternatives FBIN Alternatives WFG Alternatives TGLS Alternatives SKY 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 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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