James Hardie Industries (JHX) Competitors $21.85 +0.57 (+2.68%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$21.80 -0.05 (-0.23%) As of 05:07 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock JHX vs. AMRZ, CX, EXP, FBIN, WFG, ACA, CXT, SKY, USLM, and TGLSShould 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 Cemex Eagle Materials Fortune Brands Innovations West Fraser Timber Arcosa Crane NXT Champion Homes United States Lime & Minerals Tecnoglass 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. Does the media refer more to AMRZ or JHX? 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 Which has better earnings and valuation, AMRZ or JHX? Amrize has higher revenue and earnings than James Hardie Industries. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmrize$11.70B2.32$1.27BN/AN/AJames Hardie Industries$3.88B2.42$424M$0.7728.38 Do institutionals and insiders believe in AMRZ or JHX? 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. Is AMRZ or JHX more profitable? 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% Do analysts rate AMRZ or JHX? 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) 2.67James Hardie Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.85 SummaryJames Hardie Industries beats Amrize on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get James Hardie Industries News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for JHX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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 JHX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricJames Hardie IndustriesBLDG&CONST IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$9.39B$11.03B$9.67B$21.92BDividend YieldN/A1.35%1.79%3.62%P/E Ratio28.3821.1316.1132.74Price / Sales2.422.2696.7459.98Price / Cash10.8315.3515.3618.06Price / Book4.344.254.704.68Net Income$424M$566.24M$621.64M$1.02B7 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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JHXJames Hardie Industries3.5707 of 5 stars$21.85+2.7%$32.39+48.2%-40.5%$9.39B$3.88B28.385,860Analyst ForecastAMRZAmrize2.6687 of 5 stars$47.65+1.5%$58.25+22.3%N/A$25.97B$11.70B0.0019,000Short Interest ↑CXCemex2.825 of 5 stars$9.36+2.2%$9.14-2.3%+60.2%$13.26B$16.20B9.1745,649News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeGap DownEXPEagle Materials3.9882 of 5 stars$230.09+0.8%$255.40+11.0%-21.5%$7.41B$2.26B16.942,500Positive NewsFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.6217 of 5 stars$48.21+0.0%$71.90+49.1%-43.4%$5.79B$4.61B15.1611,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastWFGWest Fraser Timber4.0638 of 5 stars$68.05+1.0%$100.00+47.0%-31.9%$5.31B$6.17B-38.899,700News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionACAArcosa3.8249 of 5 stars$90.78+1.8%$112.00+23.4%-1.1%$4.37B$2.57B48.296,250CXTCrane NXT1.9205 of 5 stars$66.47+1.4%$73.75+11.0%+16.0%$3.76B$1.49B25.374,500SKYChampion Homes2.163 of 5 stars$66.54+3.5%$86.00+29.2%-24.0%$3.63B$2.48B17.709,000Positive NewsUSLMUnited States Lime & Minerals1.7831 of 5 stars$125.12+4.2%N/A+30.5%$3.44B$317.72M28.70340Positive NewsTGLSTecnoglass3.5957 of 5 stars$63.12+1.7%$89.00+41.0%-24.3%$2.97B$955.73M19.726,910News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Amrize Alternatives Cemex Alternatives Eagle Materials Alternatives Fortune Brands Innovations Alternatives West Fraser Timber Alternatives Arcosa Alternatives Crane NXT Alternatives Champion Homes Alternatives United States Lime & Minerals Alternatives Tecnoglass Alternatives 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:JHX) was last updated on 10/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredBuffett, Gates and Bezos Quietly Dumping Stocks—Here's WhyImagine a bull market so powerful, every single investor became a millionaire. 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