James Hardie Industries (JHX) Competitors $24.90 -0.35 (-1.40%) As of 12:53 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock JHX vs. VMC, MLM, CX, EXP, FBIN, WFG, SKY, ACA, 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), Skyline Champion (SKY), Arcosa (ACA), Tecnoglass (TGLS), and Crane NXT (CXT). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry. James Hardie Industries vs. Vulcan Materials Martin Marietta Materials CEMEX Eagle Materials Fortune Brands Innovations West Fraser Timber Skyline Champion Arcosa Tecnoglass Crane NXT James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) and Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings. Does the MarketBeat Community favor JHX or VMC? Vulcan Materials received 384 more outperform votes than James Hardie Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.84% of users gave Vulcan Materials an outperform vote while only 61.17% of users gave James Hardie Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformJames Hardie IndustriesOutperform Votes25261.17% Underperform Votes16038.83% Vulcan MaterialsOutperform Votes63665.84% Underperform Votes33034.16% Is JHX or VMC a better dividend stock? James Hardie Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Vulcan Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. James Hardie Industries pays out 20.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vulcan Materials pays out 27.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Vulcan Materials has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. James Hardie Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media favor JHX or VMC? In the previous week, Vulcan Materials had 30 more articles in the media than James Hardie Industries. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Vulcan Materials and 9 mentions for James Hardie Industries. Vulcan Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat James Hardie Industries' score of 0.90 indicating that Vulcan Materials is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment James Hardie Industries 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Vulcan Materials 30 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, JHX or VMC? James Hardie Industries has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vulcan Materials has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings & valuation, JHX or VMC? 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 RatioJames Hardie Industries$3.91B2.75$510.20M$1.0124.80Vulcan Materials$7.51B4.81$933.20M$7.0538.73 Is JHX or VMC more profitable? Vulcan Materials has a net margin of 12.30% compared to James Hardie Industries' net margin of 11.15%. James Hardie Industries' return on equity of 33.65% beat Vulcan Materials' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets James Hardie Industries11.15% 33.65% 13.44% Vulcan Materials 12.30%12.83%6.74% Do analysts rate JHX or VMC? James Hardie Industries currently has a consensus price target of $42.45, suggesting a potential upside of 69.49%. Vulcan Materials has a consensus price target of $302.91, suggesting a potential upside of 10.94%. Given James Hardie Industries' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe James Hardie Industries is more favorable than Vulcan Materials.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score James Hardie Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Vulcan Materials 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do institutionals & insiders believe in JHX or VMC? 8.0% of James Hardie Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of Vulcan Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Vulcan Materials shares are held by company insiders. 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. SummaryVulcan Materials beats James Hardie Industries on 16 of the 22 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 IndustriesConcrete products IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$10.76B$4.11B$8.87B$19.75BDividend YieldN/A2.05%2.05%3.84%P/E Ratio24.7932.7817.0735.19Price / Sales2.751.8271.6634.06Price / Cash15.8826.4721.3017.51Price / Book5.125.104.734.79Net Income$510.20M$197.74M$557.33M$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.49%-1.66%-0.64%1.17%1 Month Performance10.79%6.90%10.76%11.40%1 Year Performance-31.63%-12.85%87.65%5.42% James Hardie Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JHXJames Hardie Industries2.7554 of 5 stars$24.90-1.4%$42.45+70.5%-31.4%$10.70B$3.91B24.653,257Gap UpVMCVulcan Materials4.4408 of 5 stars$272.22+1.0%$297.45+9.3%+6.4%$35.96B$7.51B39.7411,400News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeMLMMartin Marietta Materials4.6093 of 5 stars$553.36+2.1%$599.69+8.4%-2.1%$33.36B$6.64B17.129,400Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementCXCEMEX3.2171 of 5 stars$6.56+2.3%$7.58+15.6%-11.3%$9.50B$15.91B10.4043,500Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeEXPEagle Materials3.6795 of 5 stars$239.57+4.1%$274.40+14.5%-5.5%$7.97B$2.27B17.112,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap DownFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.7318 of 5 stars$57.50+12.1%$77.17+34.2%-25.2%$6.92B$4.53B15.3311,200News CoverageDividend AnnouncementGap UpHigh Trading VolumeWFGWest Fraser Timber3.7621 of 5 stars$75.77+1.7%$100.40+32.5%-6.6%$5.85B$6.01B-360.8111,000SKYSkyline Champion0.6049 of 5 stars$92.45+3.1%$88.40-4.4%+12.5%$5.30B$2.43B32.558,400News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsACAArcosa4.1847 of 5 stars$90.53+4.1%$105.50+16.5%+1.4%$4.42B$2.60B34.425,230News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementTGLSTecnoglass1.193 of 5 stars$86.75+5.1%$77.40-10.8%+58.0%$4.08B$890.18M27.116,910Analyst RevisionGap UpHigh Trading VolumeCXTCrane NXT3.7849 of 5 stars$55.32+4.8%$78.33+41.6%-9.5%$3.17B$1.50B17.3411,000Positive NewsGap Up 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 Skyline Champion Alternatives Arcosa 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 5/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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