Eagle Materials (EXP) Competitors $233.81 -0.97 (-0.41%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$231.31 -2.50 (-1.07%) As of 08:00 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 better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk. Does the media favor UFPI or EXP? In the previous week, Eagle Materials had 2 more articles in the media than UFP Industries. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Eagle Materials and 6 mentions for UFP Industries. UFP Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Eagle Materials' score of 1.31 indicating that UFP Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment UFP Industries 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Eagle Materials 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, UFPI or EXP? UFP Industries has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eagle Materials has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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$6.65B0.87$414.56M$5.7617.07Eagle Materials$2.26B3.36$463.42M$13.5817.22 Do institutionals & insiders believe 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Eagle Materials shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. 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 1.4%. 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 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 prefer UFPI or EXP? UFP Industries presently has a consensus target price of $134.00, suggesting a potential upside of 36.30%. Eagle Materials has a consensus target price of $254.78, suggesting a potential upside of 8.97%. Given UFP Industries' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe UFP Industries is more favorable than Eagle Materials.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score UFP Industries 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Eagle Materials 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 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% SummaryEagle Materials beats UFP Industries on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding EXP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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$7.62B$8.80B$9.28B$21.37BDividend Yield0.43%1.59%1.85%3.49%P/E Ratio17.0915.7517.0829.83Price / Sales3.3656.3399.7488.56Price / Cash12.4513.0715.3718.13Price / Book5.343.814.694.58Net Income$463.42M$473.25M$618.77M$998.53M7 Day Performance2.30%1.06%1.31%1.07%1 Month Performance0.05%37.75%8.63%4.41%1 Year Performance-16.07%62.20%105.99%14.45% Eagle Materials Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EXPEagle Materials3.4766 of 5 stars$233.81-0.4%$254.78+9.0%-13.2%$7.62B$2.26B17.092,500Positive NewsUFPIUFP Industries4.8661 of 5 stars$102.60-1.1%$134.00+30.6%-18.6%$6.01B$6.65B17.8115,000Positive NewsBLDTopBuild4.171 of 5 stars$434.13-0.3%$394.67-9.1%+7.3%$12.22B$5.33B21.3713,984News CoveragePositive NewsBLDRBuilders FirstSource3.85 of 5 stars$147.78-1.0%$154.44+4.5%-23.5%$16.49B$15.94B22.4229,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCRHCRH3.4044 of 5 stars$111.98-0.3%$114.64+2.4%+29.4%$75.32B$36.35B23.4379,800Positive NewsShort Interest ↑DYDycom Industries4.2548 of 5 stars$252.13+1.5%$289.43+14.8%+38.3%$7.19B$4.99B28.3315,623Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.4961 of 5 stars$60.64-0.3%$75.45+24.4%-29.6%$7.28B$4.50B19.0711,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↑ITTITT4.3654 of 5 stars$173.12+1.3%$182.78+5.6%+32.8%$13.50B$3.63B27.2211,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastMLMMartin Marietta Materials4.2366 of 5 stars$626.70+0.7%$622.63-0.7%+17.3%$37.80B$6.54B34.769,400Positive NewsOCOwens Corning4.7812 of 5 stars$155.03-0.4%$184.60+19.1%-7.9%$12.97B$10.98B40.2725,000Positive NewsVMCVulcan Materials4.5469 of 5 stars$299.02+1.4%$308.36+3.1%+23.9%$39.51B$7.42B41.7611,436Positive NewsInsider Trade 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 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFanatics Hit $31B-Is This Nasdaq Next?Fanatics built an empire by owning the fan experience-scaling to a $31B valuation. 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