James Hardie Industries (JHX) Competitors $29.29 -0.37 (-1.25%) Closing price 08/14/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$29.28 -0.02 (-0.05%) As of 08/14/2025 05:56 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. VMC, MLM, CX, EXP, FBIN, WFG, ACA, SKY, TGLS, and CXTShould you be buying James Hardie Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of James Hardie Industries include Vulcan Materials (VMC), Martin Marietta Materials (MLM), Cemex (CX), Eagle Materials (EXP), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), West Fraser Timber (WFG), Arcosa (ACA), Champion Homes (SKY), Tecnoglass (TGLS), and Crane NXT (CXT). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry. James Hardie Industries vs. Its Competitors Vulcan Materials Martin Marietta Materials Cemex Eagle Materials Fortune Brands Innovations West Fraser Timber Arcosa Champion Homes Tecnoglass Crane NXT Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) and James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and risk. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of VMC or JHX? 90.4% of Vulcan Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.0% of James Hardie Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Vulcan Materials 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. Do analysts rate VMC or JHX? Vulcan Materials presently has a consensus price target of $304.27, suggesting a potential upside of 3.58%. James Hardie Industries has a consensus price target of $36.67, suggesting a potential upside of 25.20%. Given James Hardie Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe James Hardie Industries is more favorable than Vulcan Materials.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Vulcan Materials 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00James Hardie Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.11 Does the media refer more to VMC or JHX? In the previous week, Vulcan Materials had 10 more articles in the media than James Hardie Industries. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Vulcan Materials and 10 mentions for James Hardie Industries. Vulcan Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat James Hardie Industries' score of 0.39 indicating that Vulcan Materials is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Vulcan Materials 14 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive James Hardie Industries 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is VMC or JHX more profitable? Vulcan Materials has a net margin of 12.52% compared to James Hardie Industries' net margin of 10.94%. James Hardie Industries' return on equity of 31.52% beat Vulcan Materials' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Vulcan Materials12.52% 12.81% 6.41% James Hardie Industries 10.94%31.52%12.86% Which has better earnings & valuation, VMC or JHX? Vulcan Materials has higher revenue and earnings than James Hardie Industries. James Hardie Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vulcan Materials, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVulcan Materials$7.42B5.23$911.90M$7.1641.03James Hardie Industries$3.88B3.25$424M$0.9829.89 Which has more volatility & risk, VMC or JHX? Vulcan Materials has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, James Hardie Industries has a beta of 1.74, indicating that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryVulcan Materials beats James Hardie Industries on 12 of the 17 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding JHX 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 JHX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricJames Hardie IndustriesBLDG&CONST IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$12.75B$11.11B$9.59B$21.04BDividend YieldN/A1.55%1.91%3.56%P/E Ratio29.8921.4816.2128.02Price / Sales3.252.20120.5257.05Price / Cash14.8115.5915.4623.95Price / Book5.827.384.645.26Net Income$424M$580.08M$616.85M$994.11M7 Day Performance3.64%3.86%2.59%2.09%1 Month Performance12.12%11.06%6.19%2.35%1 Year Performance-10.59%13.36%106.12%13.36% James Hardie Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JHXJames Hardie Industries4.1142 of 5 stars$29.29-1.2%$36.67+25.2%-8.7%$12.75B$3.88B29.895,860VMCVulcan Materials3.6724 of 5 stars$282.09+2.6%$304.27+7.9%+21.1%$36.33B$7.42B39.4011,436Positive NewsMLMMartin Marietta Materials4.1078 of 5 stars$602.49+4.3%$605.93+0.6%+16.7%$34.84B$6.54B34.719,400Positive NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeCXCemex3.464 of 5 stars$8.20-2.4%$7.91-3.5%+33.3%$12.17B$16.20B8.0345,649EXPEagle Materials3.8899 of 5 stars$223.15+1.2%$255.33+14.4%-3.6%$7.15B$2.26B16.432,500FBINFortune Brands Innovations4.5297 of 5 stars$56.30+0.8%$75.91+34.8%-21.7%$6.71B$4.61B14.6911,000Positive NewsWFGWest Fraser Timber3.6344 of 5 stars$70.14+0.5%$100.00+42.6%-11.7%$5.35B$6.17B0.009,700ACAArcosa4.225 of 5 stars$83.86+0.2%$104.00+24.0%+16.6%$4.08B$2.57B52.746,250Insider TradeSKYChampion Homes1.9169 of 5 stars$65.42+0.9%$80.60+23.2%-15.1%$3.71B$2.48B18.379,000News CoverageInsider TradeTGLSTecnoglass2.9931 of 5 stars$76.49+1.3%$83.00+8.5%+37.0%$3.59B$919.84M23.906,910CXTCrane NXT2.5867 of 5 stars$57.26+0.3%$73.75+28.8%+7.7%$3.28B$1.49B14.424,500Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Vulcan Materials Alternatives Martin Marietta Materials Alternatives Cemex Alternatives Eagle Materials Alternatives Fortune Brands Innovations Alternatives West Fraser Timber Alternatives Arcosa Alternatives Champion Homes Alternatives Tecnoglass Alternatives Crane NXT 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 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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