Eagle Materials (EXP) Competitors

Eagle Materials (NYSE:EXP) and UFP Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Which has more volatility and risk, EXP or UFPI?

Eagle Materials has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UFP Industries has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EXP or UFPI?

96.1% of Eagle Materials shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of UFP Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Eagle Materials shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of UFP Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is EXP or UFPI a better dividend stock?

Eagle Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. UFP Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Eagle Materials pays out 7.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UFP Industries pays out 24.3% 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. UFP Industries has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. UFP Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts rate EXP or UFPI?

Eagle Materials presently has a consensus target price of $254.78, indicating a potential upside of 5.06%. UFP Industries has a consensus target price of $134.00, indicating a potential upside of 29.11%. Given UFP Industries' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe UFP Industries is more favorable than Eagle Materials.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eagle Materials	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
UFP Industries	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Does the media favor EXP or UFPI?

In the previous week, Eagle Materials had 4 more articles in the media than UFP Industries. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Eagle Materials and 7 mentions for UFP Industries. Eagle Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat UFP Industries' score of 1.07 indicating that Eagle Materials is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Eagle Materials	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
UFP Industries	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, EXP or UFPI?

Eagle Materials has higher earnings, but lower revenue than UFP Industries. Eagle Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UFP Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eagle Materials	$2.26B	3.48	$463.42M	$13.58	17.86
UFP Industries	$6.65B	0.91	$414.56M	$5.76	18.02

Is EXP or UFPI more profitable?

Eagle Materials has a net margin of 19.81% compared to UFP Industries' net margin of 5.31%. Eagle Materials' return on equity of 31.21% beat UFP Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eagle Materials	19.81%	31.21%	14.30%
UFP Industries	5.31%	10.95%	8.48%

Summary

Eagle Materials beats UFP Industries on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.