NYSE:EXP - Eagle Materials Stock Price, Price Target & More

Eagle Materials trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "EXP."

Eagle Materials declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 24th. Investors of record on Friday, June 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.10 per share on Friday, July 20th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.37%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 21st. View Eagle Materials' Dividend History.

Eagle Materials, Inc. (NYSE:EXP) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 15th. The construction company reported $0.82 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.08 by $0.26. The construction company earned $284.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $308.56 million. Eagle Materials had a net margin of 18.51% and a return on equity of 18.10%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 2.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.88 EPS. View Eagle Materials' Earnings History.

Eagle Materials is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July, 26th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Eagle Materials.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Eagle Materials' stock. Their predictions range from $121.00 to $140.00. On average, they expect Eagle Materials' share price to reach $128.3725 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 19.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Eagle Materials.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Eagle Materials in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

Some companies that are related to Eagle Materials include HEIDELBERGCEMEN/ADR (HDELY), Cemex SAB de CV (CX), ANHUI CONCH Cem/ADR (AHCHY), Loma Negra Compania Indl Argentina (LOMA), Cementos Pacasmayo (CPAC) and China National Materials (CASDY).

Press coverage about EXP stock has trended somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment reports. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Eagle Materials earned a news sentiment score of 0.15 on Accern's scale. They also gave media coverage about the construction company an impact score of 46.43 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days.

Eagle Materials' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.27%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.26%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.03%), Fox Run Management L.L.C. (0.02%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.01%). Company insiders that own Eagle Materials stock include Dale Craig Kesler, David B Powers, F William Barnett, Gerald J Essl, James H Graass, Keith W Metcalf, Michael Haack, Michael R Nicolais, Robert S Stewart and William R Devlin. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Eagle Materials.

EXP stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Retirement Systems of Alabama. Company insiders that have sold Eagle Materials company stock in the last year include Dale Craig Kesler, David B Powers, Gerald J Essl, James H Graass, Michael Haack, Robert S Stewart and William R Devlin. View Insider Buying and Selling for Eagle Materials.

EXP stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Fox Run Management L.L.C., Bank of Montreal Can and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. View Insider Buying and Selling for Eagle Materials.

Shares of EXP can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of EXP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $107.83.

Eagle Materials has a market capitalization of $5.15 billion and generates $1.39 billion in revenue each year. The construction company earns $256.63 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.22 on an earnings per share basis. Eagle Materials employs 2,200 workers across the globe.

Eagle Materials' mailing address is 3811 TURTLE CREEK BLVD SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX, 75219. The construction company can be reached via phone at 214-432-2000.