United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) Competitors $90.13 -0.89 (-0.98%) Closing price 03/27/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$90.20 +0.07 (+0.08%) As of 03/27/2025 04:29 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock USLM vs. JHX, CX, FBIN, EXP, WFG, SKY, ACA, TGLS, CXT, and LOMAShould you be buying United States Lime & Minerals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United States Lime & Minerals include James Hardie Industries (JHX), CEMEX (CX), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), Eagle Materials (EXP), West Fraser Timber (WFG), Skyline Champion (SKY), Arcosa (ACA), Tecnoglass (TGLS), Crane NXT (CXT), and Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (LOMA). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry. United States Lime & Minerals vs. James Hardie Industries CEMEX Fortune Brands Innovations Eagle Materials West Fraser Timber Skyline Champion Arcosa Tecnoglass Crane NXT Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima United States Lime & Minerals (NASDAQ:USLM) and James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) are both construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, community ranking, risk and profitability. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in USLM or JHX? James Hardie Industries received 61 more outperform votes than United States Lime & Minerals when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.49% of users gave United States Lime & Minerals an outperform vote while only 61.31% of users gave James Hardie Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUnited States Lime & MineralsOutperform Votes19167.49% Underperform Votes9232.51% James Hardie IndustriesOutperform Votes25261.31% Underperform Votes15938.69% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of USLM or JHX? 27.1% of United States Lime & Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.0% of James Hardie Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of United States Lime & Minerals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend USLM or JHX? James Hardie Industries has a consensus target price of $42.45, indicating a potential upside of 73.37%. Given James Hardie Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe James Hardie Industries is more favorable than United States Lime & Minerals.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score United States Lime & Minerals 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00James Hardie Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Is USLM or JHX more profitable? United States Lime & Minerals has a net margin of 34.27% compared to James Hardie Industries' net margin of 11.15%. James Hardie Industries' return on equity of 33.65% beat United States Lime & Minerals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets United States Lime & Minerals34.27% 24.55% 22.22% James Hardie Industries 11.15%33.65%13.44% Which has better earnings and valuation, USLM or JHX? James Hardie Industries has higher revenue and earnings than United States Lime & Minerals. United States Lime & Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than James Hardie Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUnited States Lime & Minerals$317.72M8.12$108.84M$3.7923.78James Hardie Industries$3.91B2.69$510.20M$1.0124.24 Is USLM or JHX a better dividend stock? United States Lime & Minerals pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. James Hardie Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. United States Lime & Minerals pays out 6.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. James Hardie Industries pays out 20.8% 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. Does the media favor USLM or JHX? In the previous week, James Hardie Industries had 27 more articles in the media than United States Lime & Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for James Hardie Industries and 6 mentions for United States Lime & Minerals. United States Lime & Minerals' average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat James Hardie Industries' score of 0.32 indicating that United States Lime & Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment United States Lime & Minerals 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive James Hardie Industries 8 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more risk and volatility, USLM or JHX? United States Lime & Minerals has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, James Hardie Industries has a beta of 1.84, suggesting that its stock price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryJames Hardie Industries beats United States Lime & Minerals on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get United States Lime & Minerals News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for USLM 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 NASDAQ 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 USLM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnited States Lime & MineralsMining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels IndustryConstruction SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.58B$5.66B$8.19B$8.06BDividend Yield0.25%0.88%2.04%4.02%P/E Ratio23.7631.7516.0219.03Price / Sales8.1216.6968.5493.17Price / Cash29.3015.7921.4034.64Price / Book6.542.604.104.33Net Income$108.84M$289.19M$535.55M$247.06M7 Day Performance-4.46%-1.87%-0.56%-0.52%1 Month Performance-2.00%1.82%-2.06%-3.73%1 Year Performance51.50%-3.97%6.89%1.74% United States Lime & Minerals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)USLMUnited States Lime & Minerals0.8264 of 5 stars$90.13-1.0%N/A+51.5%$2.58B$317.72M23.76340Positive NewsJHXJames Hardie Industries3.3577 of 5 stars$24.25-17.2%$45.00+85.6%-38.5%$10.42B$3.91B24.013,257Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeCXCEMEX4.15 of 5 stars$6.07+2.6%$7.82+28.9%-31.9%$8.79B$16.20B9.6343,500Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓FBINFortune Brands Innovations4.6914 of 5 stars$63.84+2.3%$86.64+35.7%-25.4%$7.83B$4.61B17.0211,700Short Interest ↓Positive NewsEXPEagle Materials4.7005 of 5 stars$228.11+4.6%$286.40+25.6%-16.1%$7.59B$2.27B16.292,200Short Interest ↑Positive NewsWFGWest Fraser Timber3.1524 of 5 stars$77.66+2.0%$106.00+36.5%-11.2%$6.19B$6.17B-369.8111,000Short Interest ↑Positive NewsSKYSkyline Champion1.3068 of 5 stars$97.34+3.3%$90.20-7.3%+15.6%$5.58B$2.43B34.278,600Positive NewsACAArcosa4.3757 of 5 stars$81.84+2.7%$105.50+28.9%-4.8%$3.99B$2.57B31.125,230Short Interest ↑Positive NewsTGLSTecnoglass1.7992 of 5 stars$74.20+3.4%$77.40+4.3%+36.7%$3.49B$890.18M23.198,531CXTCrane NXT3.8326 of 5 stars$53.85+1.7%$83.33+54.7%-14.4%$3.08B$1.49B16.8811,000LOMALoma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima1.1737 of 5 stars$11.08-1.7%$6.55-40.9%+62.9%$1.29B$699.18B18.782,885 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies James Hardie Industries Alternatives CEMEX Alternatives Fortune Brands Innovations Alternatives Eagle Materials Alternatives West Fraser Timber Alternatives Skyline Champion Alternatives Arcosa Alternatives Tecnoglass Alternatives Crane NXT Alternatives Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima 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 (NASDAQ:USLM) was last updated on 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Warns: Exec Order 14024 Targets DollarExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredNew “Trump” currency proposed in DCAccording to one of the most connected men in Washington… A surprising new bill was just introduced in Wash...Paradigm Press | SponsoredWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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