Eagle Materials (EXP) Competitors $233.75 -0.43 (-0.18%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$231.08 -2.67 (-1.14%) As of 07:05 PM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock EXP vs. UFPI, BLD, BLDR, CRH, DY, FBIN, ITT, MLM, OC, and VMCShould you be buying Eagle Materials stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Eagle Materials include UFP Industries (UFPI), TopBuild (BLD), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), CRH (CRH), Dycom Industries (DY), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), ITT (ITT), Martin Marietta Materials (MLM), Owens Corning (OC), and Vulcan Materials (VMC). Eagle Materials vs. Its Competitors UFP Industries TopBuild Builders FirstSource CRH Dycom Industries Fortune Brands Innovations ITT Martin Marietta Materials Owens Corning Vulcan Materials UFP Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) and Eagle Materials (NYSE:EXP) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in UFPI or EXP? 81.8% of UFP Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Eagle Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of UFP Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Eagle Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is UFPI or EXP 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 UFP Industries5.31% 10.95% 8.48% Eagle Materials 19.81%31.21%14.30% Is UFPI or EXP a better dividend stock? UFP Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Eagle Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. UFP Industries pays out 24.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eagle Materials pays out 7.4% 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 raised 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. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, UFPI or EXP? Eagle Materials has lower revenue, but higher earnings than UFP Industries. UFP Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eagle Materials, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUFP Industries$6.65B0.81$414.56M$5.7616.05Eagle Materials$2.26B3.36$463.42M$13.5817.21 Does the media prefer UFPI or EXP? In the previous week, Eagle Materials had 2 more articles in the media than UFP Industries. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Eagle Materials and 8 mentions for UFP Industries. Eagle Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat UFP Industries' score of 0.85 indicating that Eagle Materials is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment UFP Industries 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Eagle Materials 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, UFPI or EXP? UFP Industries has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eagle Materials has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer UFPI or EXP? UFP Industries presently has a consensus target price of $124.25, suggesting a potential upside of 34.41%. Eagle Materials has a consensus target price of $255.40, suggesting a potential upside of 9.26%. Given UFP Industries' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe UFP Industries is more favorable than Eagle Materials.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score UFP Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Eagle Materials 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45 SummaryEagle Materials beats UFP Industries on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Eagle Materials News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EXP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 EXP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEagle MaterialsBLDG IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.59B$10.30B$9.56B$21.95BDividend Yield0.42%1.55%1.75%3.62%P/E Ratio17.2115.9716.1832.70Price / Sales3.3623.2195.7880.26Price / Cash12.7513.3015.5524.31Price / Book5.344.114.654.66Net Income$463.42M$473.25M$621.64M$1.01B7 Day Performance-2.06%-0.13%-0.06%1.48%1 Month Performance2.32%4.91%-2.03%0.43%1 Year Performance-18.46%97.62%107.62%12.71% Eagle Materials Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EXPEagle Materials4.0772 of 5 stars$233.75-0.2%$255.40+9.3%-19.1%$7.59B$2.26B17.212,500News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsUFPIUFP Industries4.7771 of 5 stars$91.27+0.7%$124.25+36.1%-29.4%$5.31B$6.65B15.8515,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionBLDTopBuild4.1005 of 5 stars$440.83+1.3%$402.91-8.6%+17.1%$12.24B$5.33B21.7113,984Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeBLDRBuilders FirstSource4.4598 of 5 stars$122.44-0.1%$145.19+18.6%-32.1%$13.55B$16.40B18.5829,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeCRHCRH3.6202 of 5 stars$117.33-0.1%$127.71+8.8%+27.3%$79.01B$35.57B24.5579,800Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastDYDycom Industries4.4145 of 5 stars$296.07+1.2%$301.38+1.8%+42.7%$8.47B$4.70B33.2715,623Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap UpFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.5329 of 5 stars$50.92+1.6%$71.90+41.2%-42.0%$6.01B$4.61B16.0111,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastITTITT4.6981 of 5 stars$172.35-0.3%$191.00+10.8%+18.5%$13.49B$3.63B27.1011,700Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastMLMMartin Marietta Materials4.0017 of 5 stars$627.19+0.3%$626.38-0.1%+10.9%$37.72B$6.54B34.799,400Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastOCOwens Corning4.8039 of 5 stars$127.50+0.4%$178.31+39.9%-30.7%$10.62B$10.98B33.1225,000Positive NewsEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastVMCVulcan Materials3.9622 of 5 stars$295.53+0.1%$309.83+4.8%+15.5%$39.02B$7.42B41.2711,436Upcoming EarningsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies UFP Industries Competitors TopBuild Competitors Builders FirstSource Competitors CRH Competitors Dycom Industries Competitors Fortune Brands Innovations Competitors ITT Competitors Martin Marietta Materials Competitors Owens Corning Competitors Vulcan Materials 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:EXP) was last updated on 10/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersRobinhood warningA strange chasm is coming to Wall Street... 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