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$21.86 +1.77 (+8.82%)
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JHX vs. AMRZ, CX, EXP, FBIN, WFG, ACA, SKY, CXT, 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), Champion Homes (SKY), Crane NXT (CXT), United States Lime & Minerals (USLM), and Tecnoglass (TGLS). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry.

James Hardie Industries vs. Its Competitors

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

James Hardie Industries currently has a consensus target price of $31.89, indicating a potential upside of 45.88%. Amrize has a consensus target price of $58.67, indicating a potential upside of 24.47%. Given James Hardie Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe James Hardie Industries is more favorable than Amrize.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
James Hardie Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Amrize
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

8.0% of James Hardie Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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
James Hardie Industries8.75% 27.95% 10.84%
Amrize N/A N/A N/A

Amrize has higher revenue and earnings than James Hardie Industries.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
James Hardie Industries$3.79B2.48$424M$0.7728.39
Amrize$11.60B2.25$1.27BN/AN/A

In the previous week, James Hardie Industries had 7 more articles in the media than Amrize. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for James Hardie Industries and 6 mentions for Amrize. James Hardie Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Amrize's score of 0.00 indicating that James Hardie Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
James Hardie Industries
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Amrize
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

James Hardie Industries beats Amrize on 11 of the 13 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$9.37B$10.74B$9.56B$21.92B
Dividend YieldN/A1.22%1.91%3.56%
P/E Ratio28.3220.2917.1129.61
Price / Sales2.482.24100.0999.18
Price / Cash10.1915.2215.7118.33
Price / Book4.354.084.754.60
Net Income$424M$566.24M$625.65M$1.01B
7 Day Performance13.68%-0.90%-1.31%0.11%
1 Month Performance8.21%-1.61%-1.69%2.22%
1 Year Performance-40.88%-0.64%107.82%13.68%

James Hardie Industries Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
JHX
James Hardie Industries
3.9593 of 5 stars
$21.86
+8.8%
$31.89
+45.9%
-46.6%$9.37B$3.79B28.325,860Gap Up
AMRZ
Amrize
2.0285 of 5 stars
$47.92
+0.5%
$58.67
+22.4%
N/A$26.37B$11.70B0.0019,000News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
CX
Cemex
2.969 of 5 stars
$9.05
+0.5%
$9.02
-0.3%
+51.7%$13.04B$16.20B8.8745,649
EXP
Eagle Materials
3.5616 of 5 stars
$232.94
+0.3%
$254.78
+9.4%
-16.2%$7.54B$2.26B17.152,500Positive News
FBIN
Fortune Brands Innovations
4.3703 of 5 stars
$53.10
-0.3%
$75.45
+42.1%
-40.4%$6.39B$4.50B16.7011,000
WFG
West Fraser Timber
3.4162 of 5 stars
$67.71
+1.1%
$100.00
+47.7%
-27.0%$5.11B$6.17B-38.699,700
ACA
Arcosa
4.3409 of 5 stars
$92.16
-0.5%
$112.00
+21.5%
-2.1%$4.54B$2.57B49.026,250
SKY
Champion Homes
2.7268 of 5 stars
$74.74
+0.6%
$86.00
+15.1%
-26.0%$4.20B$2.48B19.889,000Positive News
CXT
Crane NXT
3.0691 of 5 stars
$64.75
-0.5%
$73.75
+13.9%
+21.2%$3.74B$1.49B24.714,500
USLM
United States Lime & Minerals
1.1369 of 5 stars
$129.82
+0.0%
N/A+36.0%$3.72B$317.72M29.78340
TGLS
Tecnoglass
3.33 of 5 stars
$68.08
+0.4%
$89.00
+30.7%
-5.0%$3.20B$955.73M21.276,910

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