United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) Competitors $90.85 -0.91 (-0.99%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$90.82 -0.03 (-0.04%) As of 04:07 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, EXP, FBIN, 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), Eagle Materials (EXP), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), 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 Eagle Materials Fortune Brands Innovations West Fraser Timber Skyline Champion Arcosa Tecnoglass Crane NXT Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) and United States Lime & Minerals (NASDAQ:USLM) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment and risk. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of JHX or USLM? 8.0% of James Hardie Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.1% of United States Lime & Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of United States Lime & Minerals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JHX or USLM? James Hardie Industries received 60 more outperform votes than United States Lime & Minerals when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.61% of users gave United States Lime & Minerals an outperform vote while only 61.17% of users gave James Hardie Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformJames Hardie IndustriesOutperform Votes25261.17% Underperform Votes16038.83% United States Lime & MineralsOutperform Votes19267.61% Underperform Votes9232.39% Which has better earnings and valuation, JHX or USLM? James Hardie Industries has higher revenue and earnings than United States Lime & Minerals. James Hardie Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United States Lime & Minerals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJames Hardie Industries$3.91B2.49$510.20M$1.0122.39United States Lime & Minerals$317.72M8.20$108.84M$3.7924.02 Which has more risk & volatility, JHX or USLM? James Hardie Industries has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United States Lime & Minerals has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is JHX or USLM 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 James Hardie Industries11.15% 33.65% 13.44% United States Lime & Minerals 34.27%24.55%22.22% Does the media prefer JHX or USLM? In the previous week, United States Lime & Minerals had 5 more articles in the media than James Hardie Industries. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for United States Lime & Minerals and 4 mentions for James Hardie Industries. United States Lime & Minerals' average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat James Hardie Industries' score of 0.68 indicating that United States Lime & Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment James Hardie Industries 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive United States Lime & Minerals 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is JHX or USLM a better dividend stock? 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 an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. James Hardie Industries pays out 20.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United States Lime & Minerals pays out 6.3% 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. Do analysts rate JHX or USLM? James Hardie Industries presently has a consensus target price of $42.45, indicating a potential upside of 87.69%. Given James Hardie Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe James Hardie Industries is more favorable than United States Lime & Minerals.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) 2.83United States Lime & Minerals 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryUnited States Lime & Minerals beats James Hardie Industries on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$2.61B$5.56B$7.87B$7.37BDividend Yield0.26%0.97%2.10%4.31%P/E Ratio24.0230.9115.0417.76Price / Sales8.2014.3470.3994.24Price / Cash29.3015.7921.4034.64Price / Book6.602.523.953.98Net Income$108.84M$289.19M$535.55M$247.41M7 Day Performance1.22%8.25%1.66%4.22%1 Month Performance-2.25%-4.63%52.90%-7.89%1 Year Performance55.60%-3.20%71.57%1.25% United States Lime & Minerals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)USLMUnited States Lime & Minerals0.6696 of 5 stars$90.85-1.0%N/A+57.5%$2.60B$317.72M23.95340Positive NewsJHXJames Hardie Industries2.9913 of 5 stars$22.32-1.0%$42.45+90.2%-39.2%$9.59B$3.91B22.103,257Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeCXCEMEX4.0532 of 5 stars$5.33+2.9%$7.65+43.5%-38.0%$7.72B$16.20B8.4643,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastEXPEagle Materials4.7756 of 5 stars$226.71+1.3%$279.40+23.2%-13.1%$7.55B$2.27B16.192,200Positive NewsGap DownFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.1105 of 5 stars$51.50-0.7%$84.33+63.8%-33.0%$6.24B$4.61B13.7311,200Short Interest ↑WFGWest Fraser Timber3.8688 of 5 stars$74.57-1.1%$106.00+42.1%-6.0%$5.76B$6.17B-355.1011,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsSKYSkyline Champion0.7067 of 5 stars$82.65+0.8%$88.40+7.0%+6.3%$4.73B$2.43B29.108,400News CoveragePositive NewsACAArcosa4.364 of 5 stars$78.17+1.4%$105.50+35.0%-2.2%$3.81B$2.57B29.725,230Positive NewsTGLSTecnoglass2.7476 of 5 stars$71.89+0.8%$77.40+7.7%+16.9%$3.38B$890.18M22.476,910News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownCXTCrane NXT3.7016 of 5 stars$45.44+0.2%$83.33+83.4%-27.9%$2.61B$1.49B14.2411,000Positive NewsLOMALoma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima0.8911 of 5 stars$11.29+12.8%N/A+58.0%$1.32B$699.18B19.142,885High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies James Hardie Industries Alternatives CEMEX Alternatives Eagle Materials Alternatives Fortune Brands Innovations 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 4/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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