Cemex (CX) Competitors $8.59 +0.20 (+2.35%) Closing price 08/7/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.64 +0.06 (+0.68%) As of 08:07 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CX vs. VMC, MLM, JHX, EXP, FBIN, WFG, ACA, SKY, 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), Arcosa (ACA), Champion Homes (SKY), Tecnoglass (TGLS), and Crane NXT (CXT). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry. Cemex vs. Its Competitors Vulcan Materials Martin Marietta Materials James Hardie Industries Eagle Materials Fortune Brands Innovations West Fraser Timber Arcosa Champion Homes Tecnoglass Crane NXT Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) and Cemex (NYSE:CX) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 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 VMC or CX? Vulcan Materials currently has a consensus price target of $304.27, indicating a potential upside of 7.99%. Cemex has a consensus price target of $7.91, indicating a potential downside of 7.90%. Given Vulcan Materials' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly 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) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Does the media prefer VMC or CX? In the previous week, Vulcan Materials had 31 more articles in the media than Cemex. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Vulcan Materials and 4 mentions for Cemex. Cemex's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Vulcan Materials' score of 0.85 indicating that Cemex is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Vulcan Materials 24 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 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 Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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$7.42B5.02$911.90M$7.1639.35Cemex$16.20B0.77$939M$1.028.42 Which has more volatility & risk, VMC or CX? Vulcan Materials has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cemex has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is VMC or CX more profitable? Vulcan Materials has a net margin of 12.52% compared to Cemex's net margin of 9.61%. Vulcan Materials' return on equity of 12.81% beat Cemex's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Vulcan Materials12.52% 12.81% 6.41% Cemex 9.61%6.89%3.18% 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 0.9%. Vulcan Materials pays out 27.4% 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. 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. SummaryVulcan Materials beats Cemex on 13 of the 20 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 CX 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 ExcelMetricCemexBLDG IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$12.16B$8.37B$9.26B$20.70BDividend Yield1.01%1.74%2.01%3.66%P/E Ratio8.4215.7915.6628.65Price / Sales0.7711.54111.7168.85Price / Cash5.6812.1915.1123.59Price / Book0.913.324.984.32Net Income$939M$473.25M$623.51M$995.66M7 Day Performance2.47%0.21%3.06%1.91%1 Month Performance19.10%1.34%2.17%-0.54%1 Year Performance34.80%15.94%106.02%14.76% Cemex Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CXCemex3.3829 of 5 stars$8.59+2.3%$7.91-7.9%+38.3%$12.16B$16.20B8.4245,649VMCVulcan Materials4.1574 of 5 stars$270.34-1.6%$301.27+11.4%+16.8%$35.71B$7.42B38.3511,436MLMMartin Marietta Materials3.587 of 5 stars$576.44-1.6%$605.93+5.1%+11.5%$34.75B$6.54B33.219,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastJHXJames Hardie Industries4.0665 of 5 stars$26.99+0.2%$37.34+38.3%-15.1%$11.60B$3.88B27.545,860News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionEXPEagle Materials4.1334 of 5 stars$221.67-2.0%$254.44+14.8%-5.9%$7.23B$2.26B16.112,500Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.2094 of 5 stars$56.50flat$77.27+36.8%-20.6%$6.79B$4.61B16.5711,000Positive NewsWFGWest Fraser Timber3.4345 of 5 stars$70.56-2.2%$100.00+41.7%-14.3%$5.41B$6.17B-40.329,700ACAArcosa4.3209 of 5 stars$88.74-2.6%$104.00+17.2%+7.5%$4.33B$2.60B55.816,250News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportSKYChampion Homes2.1665 of 5 stars$65.13+0.1%$80.60+23.8%-18.4%$3.73B$2.48B19.049,000Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastTGLSTecnoglass3.2513 of 5 stars$76.83-0.5%$83.00+8.0%+58.2%$3.61B$919.84M24.016,910Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionCXTCrane NXT3.6315 of 5 stars$59.59+0.2%$73.75+23.8%+5.3%$3.42B$1.49B20.484,500Positive NewsEarnings ReportDividend Announcement 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 Arcosa Competitors Champion Homes 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 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAltucher: Trump’s Great Gain is startingNew Hampshire just launched a Strategic Crypto Reserve — and James Altucher says it’s the first sign that “Tru...Paradigm Press | SponsoredBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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