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EXP vs. UFPI, BCC, BLD, BLDR, and CRH

Should you buy Eagle Materials stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Eagle Materials with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Eagle Materials include UFP Industries (UFPI), Boise Cascade (BCC), TopBuild (BLD), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), and CRH (CRH).

How does Eagle Materials compare to UFP Industries?

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

96.1% of Eagle Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of UFP Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Eagle Materials shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of UFP Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Eagle Materials has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, UFP Industries has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the broader market.

Eagle Materials presently has a consensus price target of $223.30, indicating a potential upside of 0.88%. UFP Industries has a consensus price target of $105.40, indicating a potential upside of 30.12%. Given UFP Industries' stronger consensus rating and 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
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
UFP Industries
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29

Eagle Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. UFP Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Eagle Materials pays out 7.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UFP Industries pays out 31.4% 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.

In the previous week, UFP Industries had 4 more articles in the media than Eagle Materials. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for UFP Industries and 2 mentions for Eagle Materials. Eagle Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat UFP Industries' score of -0.23 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
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
UFP Industries
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Eagle Materials$2.31B2.97$423.81M$13.1216.87
UFP Industries$6.32B0.72$294.79M$4.5817.69

Eagle Materials has a net margin of 18.36% compared to UFP Industries' net margin of 4.31%. Eagle Materials' return on equity of 28.27% beat UFP Industries' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Eagle Materials18.36% 28.27% 11.70%
UFP Industries 4.31%8.50%6.55%

Summary

Eagle Materials beats UFP Industries on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Eagle Materials compare to Boise Cascade?

Boise Cascade (NYSE:BCC) and Eagle Materials (NYSE:EXP) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Boise Cascade$6.40B0.38$132.84M$2.9623.64
Eagle Materials$2.31B2.97$423.81M$13.1216.87

Eagle Materials has a net margin of 18.36% compared to Boise Cascade's net margin of 1.73%. Eagle Materials' return on equity of 28.27% beat Boise Cascade's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Boise Cascade1.73% 5.55% 3.46%
Eagle Materials 18.36%28.27%11.70%

Boise Cascade currently has a consensus price target of $98.00, indicating a potential upside of 40.05%. Eagle Materials has a consensus price target of $223.30, indicating a potential upside of 0.88%. Given Boise Cascade's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Boise Cascade is more favorable than Eagle Materials.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Boise Cascade
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57
Eagle Materials
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

96.2% of Boise Cascade shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Eagle Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Boise Cascade 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, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Boise Cascade has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Eagle Materials has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Boise Cascade had 3 more articles in the media than Eagle Materials. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Boise Cascade and 2 mentions for Eagle Materials. Eagle Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Boise Cascade's score of 0.77 indicating that Eagle Materials is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Boise Cascade
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Eagle Materials
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Boise Cascade pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Eagle Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Boise Cascade pays out 29.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eagle Materials pays out 7.6% 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. Boise Cascade has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Boise Cascade is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Eagle Materials beats Boise Cascade on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Eagle Materials compare to TopBuild?

TopBuild (NYSE:BLD) and Eagle Materials (NYSE:EXP) are both construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Eagle Materials has a net margin of 18.36% compared to TopBuild's net margin of 8.95%. Eagle Materials' return on equity of 28.27% beat TopBuild's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
TopBuild8.95% 23.53% 8.61%
Eagle Materials 18.36%28.27%11.70%

TopBuild has a beta of 1.85, indicating that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Eagle Materials has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the broader market.

95.7% of TopBuild shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Eagle Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of TopBuild shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Eagle Materials shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
TopBuild$5.62B2.09$521.73M$17.8023.49
Eagle Materials$2.31B2.97$423.81M$13.1216.87

TopBuild currently has a consensus price target of $466.77, indicating a potential upside of 11.63%. Eagle Materials has a consensus price target of $223.30, indicating a potential upside of 0.88%. Given TopBuild's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TopBuild is more favorable than Eagle Materials.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
TopBuild
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.47
Eagle Materials
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

In the previous week, TopBuild had 7 more articles in the media than Eagle Materials. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for TopBuild and 2 mentions for Eagle Materials. Eagle Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat TopBuild's score of 0.53 indicating that Eagle Materials is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
TopBuild
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Eagle Materials
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

TopBuild beats Eagle Materials on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Eagle Materials compare to Builders FirstSource?

Eagle Materials (NYSE:EXP) and Builders FirstSource (NYSE:BLDR) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and risk.

96.1% of Eagle Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Builders FirstSource shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Eagle Materials shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Builders FirstSource shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Eagle Materials has a net margin of 18.36% compared to Builders FirstSource's net margin of 1.97%. Eagle Materials' return on equity of 28.27% beat Builders FirstSource's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Eagle Materials18.36% 28.27% 11.70%
Builders FirstSource 1.97%14.89%5.52%

Eagle Materials has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Builders FirstSource has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Builders FirstSource had 8 more articles in the media than Eagle Materials. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Builders FirstSource and 2 mentions for Eagle Materials. Eagle Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Builders FirstSource's score of 0.96 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
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Builders FirstSource
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Eagle Materials$2.31B2.97$423.81M$13.1216.87
Builders FirstSource$15.19B0.54$435.20M$2.6129.20

Eagle Materials currently has a consensus target price of $223.30, indicating a potential upside of 0.88%. Builders FirstSource has a consensus target price of $101.88, indicating a potential upside of 33.69%. Given Builders FirstSource's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Builders FirstSource is more favorable than Eagle Materials.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Eagle Materials
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Builders FirstSource
4 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.21

Summary

Builders FirstSource beats Eagle Materials on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Eagle Materials compare to CRH?

CRH (NYSE:CRH) and Eagle Materials (NYSE:EXP) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

CRH has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Eagle Materials has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the broader market.

CRH presently has a consensus target price of $139.54, indicating a potential upside of 28.12%. Eagle Materials has a consensus target price of $223.30, indicating a potential upside of 0.88%. Given CRH's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe CRH is more favorable than Eagle Materials.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
CRH
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.94
Eagle Materials
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Eagle Materials has a net margin of 18.36% compared to CRH's net margin of 9.65%. Eagle Materials' return on equity of 28.27% beat CRH's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CRH9.65% 15.37% 6.48%
Eagle Materials 18.36%28.27%11.70%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
CRH$37.45B1.94$3.73B$5.4020.17
Eagle Materials$2.31B2.97$423.81M$13.1216.87

CRH pays an annual dividend of $1.56 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 0.5%. CRH pays out 28.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eagle Materials pays out 7.6% 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.

In the previous week, Eagle Materials had 2 more articles in the media than CRH. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Eagle Materials and 0 mentions for CRH. Eagle Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat CRH's score of 0.00 indicating that Eagle Materials is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
CRH Neutral
Eagle Materials Positive

62.5% of CRH shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Eagle Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of CRH 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 company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Eagle Materials beats CRH on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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EXP vs. The Competition

MetricEagle MaterialsBLDG IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$6.78B$8.34B$9.63B$23.18B
Dividend Yield0.46%1.62%1.80%4.06%
P/E Ratio16.8717.7218.2730.64
Price / Sales2.977.923.9924.70
Price / Cash11.6912.7217.6025.09
Price / Book4.653.687.724.79
Net Income$423.81M$422.65M$560.50M$1.07B
7 Day Performance11.07%2.55%1.61%1.16%
1 Month Performance8.17%-0.88%2.70%2.87%
1 Year Performance8.12%24.29%14.48%27.33%

Eagle Materials Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EXP
Eagle Materials
2.3692 of 5 stars
$221.36
+1.1%
$223.30
+0.9%
+7.4%$6.78B$2.31B16.872,800
UFPI
UFP Industries
4.6887 of 5 stars
$80.54
flat
$105.40
+30.9%
-16.3%$4.55B$6.32B17.5913,800
BCC
Boise Cascade
4.8801 of 5 stars
$67.13
0.0%
$98.00
+46.0%
-18.8%$2.36B$6.40B22.687,660
BLD
TopBuild
2.6517 of 5 stars
$408.09
+0.0%
$466.77
+14.4%
+50.7%$11.48B$5.41B22.9314,707
BLDR
Builders FirstSource
4.7311 of 5 stars
$74.12
0.0%
$101.88
+37.4%
-28.5%$7.98B$15.19B28.4028,000

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