Eagle Materials (EXP) Competitors

Eagle Materials has a net margin of 18.70% compared to Boise Cascade's net margin of 2.07%. Eagle Materials' return on equity of 28.96% beat Boise Cascade's return on equity.

Eagle Materials has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boise Cascade has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Eagle Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Boise Cascade pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Eagle Materials pays out 7.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Boise Cascade pays out 25.0% 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.

Eagle Materials has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

96.1% of Eagle Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.2% of Boise Cascade shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Eagle Materials shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Boise Cascade 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.

Eagle Materials presently has a consensus price target of $228.82, indicating a potential upside of 9.18%. Boise Cascade has a consensus price target of $99.20, indicating a potential upside of 36.20%. Given Boise Cascade's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Boise Cascade is more favorable than Eagle Materials.

In the previous week, Boise Cascade had 9 more articles in the media than Eagle Materials. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Boise Cascade and 7 mentions for Eagle Materials. Eagle Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Boise Cascade's score of 0.52 indicating that Eagle Materials is being referred to more favorably in the media.

In the previous week, TopBuild had 13 more articles in the media than Eagle Materials. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for TopBuild and 7 mentions for Eagle Materials. Eagle Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat TopBuild's score of 1.10 indicating that Eagle Materials is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Eagle Materials has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TopBuild has a beta of 1.85, indicating that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.

96.1% of Eagle Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.7% of TopBuild shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Eagle Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of TopBuild shares are owned by company 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.

Eagle Materials has a net margin of 18.70% compared to TopBuild's net margin of 9.65%. Eagle Materials' return on equity of 28.96% beat TopBuild's return on equity.

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.

Eagle Materials currently has a consensus target price of $228.82, suggesting a potential upside of 9.18%. TopBuild has a consensus target price of $447.21, suggesting a potential upside of 4.16%. Given Eagle Materials' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Eagle Materials is more favorable than TopBuild.

Eagle Materials currently has a consensus target price of $228.82, suggesting a potential upside of 9.18%. Builders FirstSource has a consensus target price of $101.88, suggesting a potential upside of 36.53%. Given Builders FirstSource's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Builders FirstSource is more favorable than Eagle Materials.

Eagle Materials has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Builders FirstSource has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Eagle Materials has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Builders FirstSource. 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.

Eagle Materials has a net margin of 18.70% compared to Builders FirstSource's net margin of 1.97%. Eagle Materials' return on equity of 28.96% beat Builders FirstSource's return on equity.

In the previous week, Builders FirstSource had 50 more articles in the media than Eagle Materials. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for Builders FirstSource and 7 mentions for Eagle Materials. Eagle Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Builders FirstSource's score of -0.14 indicating that Eagle Materials is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Builders FirstSource shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, CRH had 16 more articles in the media than Eagle Materials. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for CRH and 7 mentions for Eagle Materials. Eagle Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat CRH's score of 1.08 indicating that Eagle Materials is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Eagle Materials has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CRH has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

96.1% of Eagle Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.5% of CRH shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Eagle Materials shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of CRH shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Eagle Materials presently has a consensus target price of $228.82, suggesting a potential upside of 9.18%. CRH has a consensus target price of $139.54, suggesting a potential upside of 23.69%. Given CRH's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CRH is more favorable than Eagle Materials.

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.

Eagle Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. CRH pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Eagle Materials pays out 7.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CRH pays out 28.9% 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.

Eagle Materials has a net margin of 18.70% compared to CRH's net margin of 9.65%. Eagle Materials' return on equity of 28.96% beat CRH's return on equity.