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CX vs. VMC, MLM, JHX, EXP, FBIN, WFG, ACA, TGLS, SKY, and CXT

Should 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), Tecnoglass (TGLS), Champion Homes (SKY), and Crane NXT (CXT). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry.

Cemex vs. Its Competitors

Cemex (NYSE:CX) and Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and dividends.

In the previous week, Vulcan Materials had 16 more articles in the media than Cemex. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Vulcan Materials and 1 mentions for Cemex. Vulcan Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Cemex's score of 0.00 indicating that Vulcan Materials is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cemex
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Vulcan Materials
15 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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 Ratio
Cemex$16.20B0.64$939M$0.967.44
Vulcan Materials$7.42B4.76$911.90M$7.0537.88

Vulcan Materials has a net margin of 12.50% compared to Cemex's net margin of 8.84%. Vulcan Materials' return on equity of 12.91% beat Cemex's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cemex8.84% 6.47% 2.92%
Vulcan Materials 12.50%12.91%6.61%

Cemex has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vulcan Materials has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Cemex presently has a consensus price target of $7.58, suggesting a potential upside of 6.09%. Vulcan Materials has a consensus price target of $302.91, suggesting a potential upside of 13.44%. Given Vulcan Materials' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vulcan Materials is more favorable than Cemex.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cemex
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Vulcan Materials
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

83.0% of Cemex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of Vulcan Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Cemex shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Vulcan Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Cemex pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Vulcan Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Cemex pays out 8.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vulcan Materials pays out 27.8% 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.

Summary

Vulcan Materials beats Cemex on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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CX vs. The Competition

MetricCemexBLDG IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$10.48B$7.84B$9.37B$20.71B
Dividend Yield1.17%1.83%2.03%3.72%
P/E Ratio7.4415.0816.4627.80
Price / Sales0.6417.70118.3147.18
Price / Cash4.8911.5615.0518.22
Price / Book0.834.214.654.59
Net Income$939M$473.25M$620.21M$982.91M
7 Day Performance0.56%1.58%-0.33%0.65%
1 Month Performance6.41%0.46%2.28%4.26%
1 Year Performance13.60%18.80%103.66%13.93%

Cemex Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CX
Cemex
1.7934 of 5 stars
$7.14
-1.2%
$7.58
+6.1%
+15.5%$10.48B$16.20B7.4445,649
VMC
Vulcan Materials
4.6325 of 5 stars
$260.67
-0.6%
$302.91
+16.2%
+9.3%$34.43B$7.42B36.9711,400Positive News
MLM
Martin Marietta Materials
3.7498 of 5 stars
$548.70
-0.2%
$603.86
+10.1%
+3.6%$33.08B$6.54B31.619,400Positive News
JHX
James Hardie Industries
2.3782 of 5 stars
$26.95
-2.3%
$39.12
+45.1%
-13.5%$11.58B$3.88B27.505,860High Trading Volume
EXP
Eagle Materials
4.606 of 5 stars
$202.04
-1.3%
$254.44
+25.9%
-1.3%$6.59B$2.26B14.682,500Positive News
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FBIN
Fortune Brands Innovations
4.4526 of 5 stars
$51.52
+0.4%
$77.17
+49.8%
-16.2%$6.20B$4.61B15.1111,000
WFG
West Fraser Timber
3.8355 of 5 stars
$73.33
+0.5%
$100.40
+36.9%
-0.3%$5.64B$6.17B-431.359,700
ACA
Arcosa
4.0323 of 5 stars
$86.77
-1.4%
$104.00
+19.9%
+9.5%$4.24B$2.57B54.576,250Positive News
TGLS
Tecnoglass
1.7568 of 5 stars
$77.52
-0.5%
$83.00
+7.1%
+50.4%$3.64B$919.84M24.236,910
SKY
Champion Homes
1.305 of 5 stars
$62.77
+0.3%
$80.60
+28.4%
-2.4%$3.60B$2.48B18.359,000Positive News
CXT
Crane NXT
3.682 of 5 stars
$53.90
+0.3%
$73.75
+36.8%
-2.7%$3.09B$1.49B18.524,500

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