Eagle Materials (EXP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE: EXP) is a Dallas-based manufacturer of basic building materials used in residential, commercial and infrastructure construction. Its primary products include Portland cement, ready-mixed concrete, aggregates, gypsum wallboard and gypsum paperboard.

The company operates through businesses focused on cement, concrete and aggregates, and gypsum wallboard and paperboard. Its materials are sold primarily in the United States, with production and distribution operations serving markets across several regions, including the central, southern and southwestern parts of the country.

Eagle Materials traces its origins to the construction-materials operations formerly associated with Centex Corporation and became an independent, publicly traded company in 1994. The company has expanded its manufacturing and distribution network through organic growth and acquisitions. Michael Haack serves as president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $170.84 to $173.16
• 50-Day Range: $169.95 to $221.30
• 52-Week Range: $167.32 to $245.53
• Volume: 195,338 shs
• Average Volume: 454,477 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.27 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.58
• Dividend Yield: 0.58%
• Price Target: $212.78
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Eagle Materials Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Eagle Materials scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 56th out of 229 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Eagle Materials has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Eagle Materials has a consensus price target of $212.78, representing about 23.5% upside from its current price of $172.34.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Eagle Materials has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.27%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Eagle Materials are expected to grow by 13.27% in the coming year, from $12.66 to $14.34 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Eagle Materials is 13.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.69.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Eagle Materials is 13.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 24.90.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Eagle Materials has a P/B Ratio of 3.67. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.13% of the float of Eagle Materials has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Eagle Materials has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.44.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Eagle Materials has recently decreased by 10.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Eagle Materials has a dividend yield of 0.58%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Eagle Materials does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Eagle Materials is 7.91%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Eagle Materials will have a dividend payout ratio of 6.97% next year. This indicates that Eagle Materials will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.23

News Sentiment

Eagle Materials has a news sentiment score of -0.23. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.42 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Eagle Materials this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for EXP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Eagle Materials insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $626,973.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.70% of the stock of Eagle Materials is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

96.07% of the stock of Eagle Materials is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/20 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/20 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/20/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Record date for 10/13 Dividend: 9/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/13 Dividend: 9/14/2026
• Today: 10/06/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/13/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Construction Materials
• Sub-Industry: Construction Materials
• Current Symbol: NYSE:EXP
• CIK: 918646
• Web: www.eaglematerials.com
• Phone: (214) 432-2000
• Fax: 214-432-2100
• Employees: 2,800
• Year Founded: 1963

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Eagle Materials: $212.78
• High Price Target: $246.00
• Low Price Target: $188.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +23.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $12.65
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.60
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.60
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $423.81 million
• Net Margins: 17.32%
• Pretax Margin: 22.19%
• Return on Equity: 26.87%
• Return on Assets: 10.73%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.17
• Current Ratio: 3.23
• Quick Ratio: 1.91

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.31 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.29
• Cash Flow: $18.82 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.15
• Book Value: $46.92 per share
• Price / Book: 3.67

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 30,670,000
• Free Float: 30,154,000
• Market Cap: $5.28 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.33