Tecnoglass (TGLS) Competitors

Eagle Materials (NYSE:EXP) and Tecnoglass (NASDAQ:TGLS) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EXP or TGLS?

Eagle Materials received 105 more outperform votes than Tecnoglass when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.49% of users gave Eagle Materials an outperform vote while only 63.31% of users gave Tecnoglass an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Eagle Materials	Outperform Votes 445 64.49%	Underperform Votes 245 35.51%
Tecnoglass	Outperform Votes 340 63.31%	Underperform Votes 197 36.69%

Does the media favor EXP or TGLS?

In the previous week, Eagle Materials had 8 more articles in the media than Tecnoglass. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Eagle Materials and 3 mentions for Tecnoglass. Eagle Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Tecnoglass' score of 1.08 indicating that Eagle Materials is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Eagle Materials	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Tecnoglass	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, EXP or TGLS?

Eagle Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Tecnoglass. Eagle Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tecnoglass, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eagle Materials	$2.26B	4.67	$477.64M	$14.16	22.20
Tecnoglass	$833.27M	4.47	$182.88M	$3.20	24.79

Do analysts recommend EXP or TGLS?

Eagle Materials presently has a consensus price target of $303.78, suggesting a potential downside of 3.38%. Tecnoglass has a consensus price target of $77.40, suggesting a potential downside of 2.45%. Given Tecnoglass' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Tecnoglass is more favorable than Eagle Materials.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eagle Materials	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Tecnoglass	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more volatility & risk, EXP or TGLS?

Eagle Materials has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tecnoglass has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EXP or TGLS a better dividend stock?

Eagle Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Tecnoglass pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Eagle Materials pays out 7.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tecnoglass pays out 13.8% 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.

Is EXP or TGLS more profitable?

Eagle Materials has a net margin of 21.32% compared to Tecnoglass' net margin of 17.82%. Eagle Materials' return on equity of 35.79% beat Tecnoglass' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eagle Materials	21.32%	35.79%	16.18%
Tecnoglass	17.82%	27.71%	16.49%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of EXP or TGLS?

96.1% of Eagle Materials shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.4% of Tecnoglass shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Eagle Materials shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Tecnoglass shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Eagle Materials beats Tecnoglass on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.