Eagle Materials (EXP) Competitors $209.60 -6.78 (-3.13%) Closing price 04/21/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$209.66 +0.06 (+0.03%) As of 08:59 AM 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. JHX, CX, FBIN, WFG, SKY, ACA, TGLS, USLM, CXT, and LOMAShould you be buying Eagle Materials stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Eagle Materials include James Hardie Industries (JHX), CEMEX (CX), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), West Fraser Timber (WFG), Skyline Champion (SKY), Arcosa (ACA), Tecnoglass (TGLS), United States Lime & Minerals (USLM), Crane NXT (CXT), and Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (LOMA). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry. Eagle Materials vs. James Hardie Industries CEMEX Fortune Brands Innovations West Fraser Timber Skyline Champion Arcosa Tecnoglass United States Lime & Minerals Crane NXT Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima Eagle Materials (NYSE:EXP) and James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EXP or JHX? Eagle Materials received 195 more outperform votes than James Hardie Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.86% of users gave Eagle Materials an outperform vote while only 61.17% of users gave James Hardie Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEagle MaterialsOutperform Votes44763.86% Underperform Votes25336.14% James Hardie IndustriesOutperform Votes25261.17% Underperform Votes16038.83% Does the media refer more to EXP or JHX? In the previous week, Eagle Materials had 4 more articles in the media than James Hardie Industries. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Eagle Materials and 6 mentions for James Hardie Industries. Eagle Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat James Hardie Industries' score of 0.78 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) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive James Hardie Industries 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is EXP or JHX a better dividend stock? Eagle Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. James Hardie Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Eagle Materials pays out 7.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. James Hardie Industries pays out 20.8% 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. Which has higher valuation & earnings, EXP or JHX? James Hardie Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Eagle Materials. Eagle Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than James Hardie Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEagle Materials$2.27B3.08$477.64M$14.0014.97James Hardie Industries$3.91B2.40$510.20M$1.0121.60 Do analysts recommend EXP or JHX? Eagle Materials currently has a consensus target price of $279.40, suggesting a potential upside of 33.30%. James Hardie Industries has a consensus target price of $42.45, suggesting a potential upside of 94.55%. Given James Hardie Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe James Hardie 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) 7 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30James Hardie Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Is EXP or JHX more profitable? Eagle Materials has a net margin of 20.91% compared to James Hardie Industries' net margin of 11.15%. Eagle Materials' return on equity of 34.14% beat James Hardie Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Eagle Materials20.91% 34.14% 15.69% James Hardie Industries 11.15%33.65%13.44% Do insiders & institutionals believe in EXP or JHX? 96.1% of Eagle Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.0% of James Hardie Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% 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. Which has more risk & volatility, EXP or JHX? Eagle Materials has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, James Hardie Industries has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryEagle Materials beats James Hardie Industries on 12 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 MaterialsCement, hydraulic IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.20B$20.01B$7.72B$18.14BDividend Yield0.46%3.04%2.09%4.16%P/E Ratio14.979.0414.5530.44Price / Sales3.081.1472.5226.30Price / Cash12.798.0121.4017.53Price / Book4.661.653.854.21Net Income$477.64M$1.46B$535.55M$1.02B7 Day Performance-6.31%-1.07%-1.26%-1.32%1 Month Performance-3.79%-6.85%51.03%-8.95%1 Year Performance-14.47%12.39%66.50%-0.64% Eagle Materials Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EXPEagle Materials4.7558 of 5 stars$209.60-3.1%$279.40+33.3%-12.0%$7.20B$2.27B14.972,200Positive NewsJHXJames Hardie Industries2.9872 of 5 stars$22.32-1.0%$42.45+90.2%-36.3%$9.59B$3.91B22.103,257High Trading VolumeCXCEMEX4.1099 of 5 stars$5.33+2.9%$7.65+43.5%-33.8%$7.72B$16.20B8.4643,500Upcoming EarningsFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.1269 of 5 stars$51.50-0.7%$84.33+63.8%-32.0%$6.24B$4.61B13.7311,200Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGap UpWFGWest Fraser Timber3.6623 of 5 stars$74.57-1.1%$106.00+42.1%-6.3%$5.76B$6.17B-355.1011,000Positive NewsSKYSkyline Champion1.2363 of 5 stars$82.65+0.8%$88.40+7.0%+5.5%$4.73B$2.43B29.108,400Positive NewsACAArcosa4.3179 of 5 stars$78.17+1.4%$105.50+35.0%-0.9%$3.81B$2.57B29.725,230Positive NewsTGLSTecnoglass2.3466 of 5 stars$71.89+0.8%$77.40+7.7%+21.5%$3.38B$890.18M22.476,910USLMUnited States Lime & Minerals0.6862 of 5 stars$93.10+1.6%N/A+46.2%$2.66B$317.72M24.54340Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsCXTCrane NXT3.6885 of 5 stars$45.44+0.2%$83.33+83.4%-29.2%$2.61B$1.49B14.2411,000News CoveragePositive NewsLOMALoma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima1.0599 of 5 stars$11.29+12.8%N/A+50.6%$1.32B$699.18B19.142,885News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies James Hardie Industries Competitors CEMEX Competitors Fortune Brands Innovations Competitors West Fraser Timber Competitors Skyline Champion Competitors Arcosa Competitors Tecnoglass Competitors United States Lime & Minerals Competitors Crane NXT Competitors Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima 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 4/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s 2025 Silver Crisis (What It Means for You)Silver isn't just a safe haven for your wealth—it's a critical resource in the global tech and energy race. 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