CEMEX (CX) Competitors $6.98 -0.04 (-0.50%) As of 11:55 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CX vs. VMC, MLM, JHX, EXP, FBIN, WFG, SKY, ACA, TGLS, and CXTShould you be buying CEMEX stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CEMEX include Vulcan Materials (VMC), Martin Marietta Materials (MLM), James Hardie Industries (JHX), Eagle Materials (EXP), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), West Fraser Timber (WFG), Skyline Champion (SKY), Arcosa (ACA), Tecnoglass (TGLS), and Crane NXT (CXT). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry. CEMEX vs. Vulcan Materials Martin Marietta Materials James Hardie Industries Eagle Materials Fortune Brands Innovations West Fraser Timber Skyline Champion Arcosa Tecnoglass Crane NXT Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) and CEMEX (NYSE:CX) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk. Do analysts rate VMC or CX? Vulcan Materials presently has a consensus price target of $302.91, suggesting a potential upside of 11.94%. CEMEX has a consensus price target of $7.58, suggesting a potential upside of 8.12%. Given Vulcan Materials' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Vulcan Materials is more favorable than CEMEX.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Vulcan Materials 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00CEMEX 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 Does the media favor VMC or CX? In the previous week, Vulcan Materials had 34 more articles in the media than CEMEX. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Vulcan Materials and 4 mentions for CEMEX. Vulcan Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat CEMEX's score of 0.80 indicating that Vulcan Materials is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Vulcan Materials 29 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CEMEX 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is VMC or CX a better dividend stock? Vulcan Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. CEMEX pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Vulcan Materials pays out 27.8% 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. Vulcan Materials has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. CEMEX is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the MarketBeat Community favor VMC or CX? Vulcan Materials received 87 more outperform votes than CEMEX when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.84% of users gave Vulcan Materials an outperform vote while only 63.47% of users gave CEMEX an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVulcan MaterialsOutperform Votes63665.84% Underperform Votes33034.16% CEMEXOutperform Votes54963.47% Underperform Votes31636.53% Which has more risk and volatility, VMC or CX? Vulcan Materials has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CEMEX has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in VMC or CX? 90.4% of Vulcan Materials shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of CEMEX shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Vulcan Materials shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of CEMEX shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation & earnings, VMC or CX? CEMEX has higher revenue and earnings than Vulcan Materials. CEMEX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vulcan Materials, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVulcan Materials$7.51B4.76$933.20M$7.0538.38CEMEX$15.91B0.64$938.81M$0.967.30 Is VMC or CX more profitable? Vulcan Materials has a net margin of 12.30% compared to CEMEX's net margin of 5.70%. Vulcan Materials' return on equity of 12.83% beat CEMEX's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Vulcan Materials12.30% 12.83% 6.74% CEMEX 5.70%7.78%3.41% SummaryVulcan Materials beats CEMEX on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get CEMEX News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CX 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 CX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCEMEXCement, hydraulic IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$10.15B$22.05B$8.73B$19.41BDividend Yield1.21%2.94%2.05%3.83%P/E Ratio11.1210.1316.6034.23Price / Sales0.641.2371.6334.85Price / Cash6.878.0121.3017.51Price / Book0.811.784.564.69Net Income$938.81M$1.46B$557.33M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.98%-0.34%-1.96%-1.74%1 Month Performance28.20%7.52%8.44%7.46%1 Year Performance-7.88%18.36%84.28%3.96% CEMEX Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CXCEMEX2.978 of 5 stars$6.98-0.5%$7.58+8.6%-9.5%$10.11B$15.91B11.0743,500VMCVulcan Materials4.3874 of 5 stars$275.68+0.1%$302.91+9.9%+3.2%$36.42B$7.51B40.2511,400Positive NewsInsider TradeMLMMartin Marietta Materials4.5671 of 5 stars$568.38+0.8%$610.69+7.4%-3.5%$34.26B$6.64B17.589,400Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementJHXJames Hardie Industries2.4569 of 5 stars$25.21flat$42.45+68.4%-22.9%$10.84B$3.91B24.963,257Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeEXPEagle Materials4.4484 of 5 stars$242.23+1.0%$274.40+13.3%-11.3%$8.06B$2.27B17.302,200News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.6792 of 5 stars$54.58-1.9%$77.17+41.4%-28.9%$6.56B$4.53B14.5511,200Positive NewsGap DownWFGWest Fraser Timber3.7049 of 5 stars$75.88+1.0%$100.40+32.3%-11.2%$5.85B$6.01B-361.3311,000Positive NewsSKYSkyline Champion0.6928 of 5 stars$90.23-2.2%$88.40-2.0%+12.5%$5.17B$2.43B31.778,400Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsACAArcosa4.1164 of 5 stars$87.80-1.3%$104.00+18.5%-1.4%$4.29B$2.60B33.385,230Positive NewsTGLSTecnoglass1.1584 of 5 stars$86.65+0.5%$83.00-4.2%+52.9%$4.07B$919.84M27.086,910Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionCXTCrane NXT3.7337 of 5 stars$54.68-1.1%$73.75+34.9%-14.3%$3.14B$1.50B17.1411,000Positive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Vulcan Materials Competitors Martin Marietta Materials Competitors James Hardie Industries Competitors Eagle Materials Competitors Fortune Brands Innovations Competitors West Fraser Timber Competitors Skyline Champion Competitors Arcosa Competitors Tecnoglass Competitors Crane NXT Competitors 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:CX) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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