James Hardie Industries (JHX) Competitors $20.20 +0.66 (+3.39%) Closing price 09/5/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$20.22 +0.01 (+0.06%) As of 09/5/2025 07:56 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. AMRZ, CX, EXP, FBIN, WFG, ACA, SKY, USLM, CXT, 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), Champion Homes (SKY), United States Lime & Minerals (USLM), Crane NXT (CXT), 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 Champion Homes United States Lime & Minerals Crane NXT Tecnoglass Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) and James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) are both construction materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends and media sentiment. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in AMRZ or JHX? 8.0% of James Hardie Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AMRZ or JHX? Amrize has higher revenue and earnings than James Hardie Industries. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmrize$11.60B2.56$1.27BN/AN/AJames Hardie Industries$3.88B2.24$424M$0.7726.24 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% Does the media refer more to AMRZ or JHX? In the previous week, James Hardie Industries had 19 more articles in the media than Amrize. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for James Hardie Industries and 1 mentions for Amrize. Amrize's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat James Hardie Industries' score of 0.32 indicating that Amrize is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Amrize 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive James Hardie Industries 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts recommend AMRZ or JHX? Amrize presently has a consensus price target of $57.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.23%. James Hardie Industries has a consensus price target of $33.27, suggesting a potential upside of 64.68%. Given James Hardie Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe James Hardie Industries is more favorable than Amrize.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Amrize 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33James Hardie Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryJames Hardie Industries beats Amrize on 9 of the 13 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$8.69B$10.91B$9.63B$21.36BDividend YieldN/A1.18%1.84%3.49%P/E Ratio26.2421.1017.2929.62Price / Sales2.244.3994.9569.38Price / Cash10.1015.2315.3425.18Price / Book4.024.414.684.55Net Income$424M$580.08M$618.69M$999.70M7 Day Performance0.21%1.83%2.30%0.58%1 Month Performance-27.17%21.73%12.23%5.67%1 Year Performance-43.09%17.22%109.01%18.25% James Hardie Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JHXJames Hardie Industries3.8438 of 5 stars$20.20+3.4%$33.27+64.7%-43.1%$8.69B$3.88B26.245,860Gap UpAMRZAmrize0.7142 of 5 stars$52.11+0.1%$57.00+9.4%N/A$28.77B$11.70B0.0019,000Positive NewsCXCemex2.8521 of 5 stars$9.08+0.4%$8.53-6.1%+65.6%$13.17B$16.20B8.9045,649News CoverageAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓EXPEagle Materials3.4593 of 5 stars$230.56+0.0%$254.78+10.5%+0.6%$7.49B$2.26B16.982,500Positive NewsFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.5238 of 5 stars$58.56-0.6%$75.45+28.9%-21.4%$7.02B$4.61B18.4111,000Positive NewsWFGWest Fraser Timber3.6703 of 5 stars$72.86+0.1%$100.00+37.3%-14.0%$5.59B$6.17B-41.639,700Positive NewsACAArcosa4.4108 of 5 stars$99.02-0.1%$112.00+13.1%+19.4%$4.85B$2.57B52.676,250Positive NewsSKYChampion Homes1.6763 of 5 stars$75.49+0.7%$86.00+13.9%-11.4%$4.26B$2.48B20.089,000News CoveragePositive NewsUSLMUnited States Lime & Minerals1.1555 of 5 stars$125.92-0.3%N/A+60.6%$3.61B$317.72M28.88340News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeCXTCrane NXT3.548 of 5 stars$59.69-1.0%$73.75+23.6%+9.8%$3.43B$1.49B22.784,500Positive NewsTGLSTecnoglass3.4844 of 5 stars$72.60+0.0%$89.00+22.6%+23.2%$3.41B$955.73M22.696,910 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Amrize Alternatives Cemex Alternatives Eagle Materials Alternatives Fortune Brands Innovations Alternatives West Fraser Timber Alternatives Arcosa Alternatives Champion Homes Alternatives United States Lime & Minerals Alternatives Crane NXT 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 9/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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