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$21.85 +0.57 (+2.68%)
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JHX vs. AMRZ, CX, EXP, FBIN, WFG, ACA, CXT, SKY, USLM, and TGLS

Should you be buying James Hardie Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of James Hardie Industries include Amrize (AMRZ), Cemex (CX), Eagle Materials (EXP), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), West Fraser Timber (WFG), Arcosa (ACA), Crane NXT (CXT), Champion Homes (SKY), United States Lime & Minerals (USLM), and Tecnoglass (TGLS). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry.

James Hardie Industries vs. Its Competitors

Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) and James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) are both construction materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Amrize had 2 more articles in the media than James Hardie Industries. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Amrize and 7 mentions for James Hardie Industries. Amrize's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat James Hardie Industries' score of 0.43 indicating that Amrize is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Amrize
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
James Hardie Industries
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Amrize has higher revenue and earnings than James Hardie Industries.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Amrize$11.70B2.32$1.27BN/AN/A
James Hardie Industries$3.88B2.42$424M$0.7728.38

8.0% of James Hardie Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

James Hardie Industries has a net margin of 8.75% compared to Amrize's net margin of 0.00%. James Hardie Industries' return on equity of 27.95% beat Amrize's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AmrizeN/A N/A N/A
James Hardie Industries 8.75%27.95%10.84%

Amrize currently has a consensus target price of $57.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.29%. James Hardie Industries has a consensus target price of $32.39, indicating a potential upside of 48.25%. Given James Hardie Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe James Hardie Industries is more favorable than Amrize.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Amrize
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
James Hardie Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.85

Summary

James Hardie Industries beats Amrize on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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JHX vs. The Competition

MetricJames Hardie IndustriesBLDG&CONST IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$9.39B$11.03B$9.67B$21.92B
Dividend YieldN/A1.35%1.79%3.62%
P/E Ratio28.3821.1316.1132.74
Price / Sales2.422.2696.7459.98
Price / Cash10.8315.3515.3618.06
Price / Book4.344.254.704.68
Net Income$424M$566.24M$621.64M$1.02B
7 Day Performance-2.52%-0.40%0.14%0.03%
1 Month Performance13.21%-0.38%-1.26%0.21%
1 Year Performance-38.28%-0.58%108.66%11.07%

James Hardie Industries Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
JHX
James Hardie Industries
3.5707 of 5 stars
$21.85
+2.7%
$32.39
+48.2%
-40.5%$9.39B$3.88B28.385,860Analyst Forecast
AMRZ
Amrize
2.6687 of 5 stars
$47.65
+1.5%
$58.25
+22.3%
N/A$25.97B$11.70B0.0019,000Short Interest ↑
CX
Cemex
2.825 of 5 stars
$9.36
+2.2%
$9.14
-2.3%
+60.2%$13.26B$16.20B9.1745,649News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Upgrade
Gap Down
EXP
Eagle Materials
3.9882 of 5 stars
$230.09
+0.8%
$255.40
+11.0%
-21.5%$7.41B$2.26B16.942,500Positive News
FBIN
Fortune Brands Innovations
4.6217 of 5 stars
$48.21
+0.0%
$71.90
+49.1%
-43.4%$5.79B$4.61B15.1611,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
WFG
West Fraser Timber
4.0638 of 5 stars
$68.05
+1.0%
$100.00
+47.0%
-31.9%$5.31B$6.17B-38.899,700News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
ACA
Arcosa
3.8249 of 5 stars
$90.78
+1.8%
$112.00
+23.4%
-1.1%$4.37B$2.57B48.296,250
CXT
Crane NXT
1.9205 of 5 stars
$66.47
+1.4%
$73.75
+11.0%
+16.0%$3.76B$1.49B25.374,500
SKY
Champion Homes
2.163 of 5 stars
$66.54
+3.5%
$86.00
+29.2%
-24.0%$3.63B$2.48B17.709,000Positive News
USLM
United States Lime & Minerals
1.7831 of 5 stars
$125.12
+4.2%
N/A+30.5%$3.44B$317.72M28.70340Positive News
TGLS
Tecnoglass
3.5957 of 5 stars
$63.12
+1.7%
$89.00
+41.0%
-24.3%$2.97B$955.73M19.726,910News Coverage

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