United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) Competitors $149.73 -0.55 (-0.37%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends USLM vs. MDU, HL, SLCA, CMP, CINR, JHX, EXP, FBIN, CX, and WFGShould you be buying United States Lime & Minerals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United States Lime & Minerals include MDU Resources Group (MDU), Hecla Mining (HL), U.S. Silica (SLCA), Compass Minerals International (CMP), Ciner Resources (CINR), James Hardie Industries (JHX), Eagle Materials (EXP), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), CEMEX (CX), and West Fraser Timber (WFG). United States Lime & Minerals vs. MDU Resources Group Hecla Mining U.S. Silica Compass Minerals International Ciner Resources James Hardie Industries Eagle Materials Fortune Brands Innovations CEMEX West Fraser Timber United States Lime & Minerals (NASDAQ:USLM) and MDU Resources Group (NYSE:MDU) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community favor USLM or MDU? MDU Resources Group received 84 more outperform votes than United States Lime & Minerals when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.86% of users gave United States Lime & Minerals an outperform vote while only 61.16% of users gave MDU Resources Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUnited States Lime & MineralsOutperform Votes19067.86% Underperform Votes9032.14% MDU Resources GroupOutperform Votes27461.16% Underperform Votes17438.84% Do analysts prefer USLM or MDU? MDU Resources Group has a consensus price target of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.33%. Given MDU Resources Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MDU Resources Group 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) 0.00MDU Resources Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is USLM or MDU more profitable? United States Lime & Minerals has a net margin of 32.60% compared to MDU Resources Group's net margin of 8.92%. United States Lime & Minerals' return on equity of 22.95% beat MDU Resources Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets United States Lime & Minerals32.60% 22.95% 20.70% MDU Resources Group 8.92%11.24%4.23% Does the media favor USLM or MDU? In the previous week, MDU Resources Group had 1 more articles in the media than United States Lime & Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for MDU Resources Group and 7 mentions for United States Lime & Minerals. MDU Resources Group's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat United States Lime & Minerals' score of 1.05 indicating that MDU Resources Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment United States Lime & Minerals 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MDU Resources Group 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings & valuation, USLM or MDU? MDU Resources Group has higher revenue and earnings than United States Lime & Minerals. MDU Resources Group 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 RatioUnited States Lime & Minerals$303.35M14.11$74.55M$3.4543.40MDU Resources Group$4.45B0.91$414.71M$1.9510.23 Which has more risk and volatility, USLM or MDU? United States Lime & Minerals has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MDU Resources Group has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is USLM or MDU a better dividend stock? United States Lime & Minerals pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. MDU Resources Group pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. United States Lime & Minerals pays out 5.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MDU Resources Group pays out 26.7% 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 insiders and institutionals have more ownership in USLM or MDU? 27.1% of United States Lime & Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.4% of MDU Resources Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of United States Lime & Minerals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of MDU Resources Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryUnited States Lime & Minerals and MDU Resources Group tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Priority GoldJD Vance Predicts: Wall Street vs. Trump & Your MoneyTrump's back in the White House, but Wall Street is pissed. Here's the deal: Wall Street's about to purposely crash the bond market to sabotage Trump's comeback.Get your free guide NOW before it's too late. 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$4.28B$6.56B$10.09B$8.84BDividend Yield0.14%1.01%1.82%4.09%P/E Ratio43.4058.5530.6517.81Price / Sales14.11619.472.69162.50Price / Cash41.0117.3421.4636.29Price / Book9.033.805.076.50Net Income$74.55M$260.20M$515.90M$226.10M7 Day Performance6.03%5.58%2.61%3.98%1 Month Performance45.35%2.55%3.66%3.79%1 Year Performance250.16%14.90%49.33%29.31% United States Lime & Minerals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)USLMUnited States Lime & Minerals2.1314 of 5 stars$149.73-0.4%N/A+250.2%$4.28B$303.35M43.40333Insider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsMDUMDU Resources Group3.9508 of 5 stars$19.28+2.6%$22.00+14.1%+4.8%$3.93B$4.66B9.639,145Positive NewsHLHecla Mining4.4925 of 5 stars$5.67+0.9%$7.94+40.0%+18.5%$3.56B$720.23M-141.751,775SLCAU.S. Silica0.6924 of 5 stars$15.49flat$15.50+0.1%+40.3%$1.21B$1.55B10.541,873Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeCMPCompass Minerals International2.3323 of 5 stars$14.70-1.4%$31.00+110.9%-41.7%$609.32M$1.20B-3.591,981News CoverageCINRCiner ResourcesN/AN/AN/AN/A$401.69M$392.20M21.842,020Analyst ForecastJHXJames Hardie Industries1.542 of 5 stars$34.93-1.3%$35.50+1.6%+12.0%$15.00B$3.94B34.585,679Analyst UpgradeEXPEagle Materials4.1262 of 5 stars$309.63+3.1%$303.78-1.9%+76.3%$10.38B$2.26B21.872,500Insider TradePositive NewsFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.0361 of 5 stars$75.76+1.1%$91.36+20.6%+15.8%$9.41B$4.63B21.1011,700Positive NewsCXCEMEX4.2366 of 5 stars$5.45+0.4%$7.82+43.4%-18.6%$7.90B$17.42B18.2046,497WFGWest Fraser Timber3.5505 of 5 stars$95.47+2.2%$111.60+16.9%+23.7%$7.66B$6.45B-73.0010,800Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MDU Resources Group Alternatives Hecla Mining Alternatives U.S. Silica Alternatives Compass Minerals International Alternatives Ciner Resources Alternatives James Hardie Industries Alternatives Eagle Materials Alternatives Fortune Brands Innovations Alternatives CEMEX Alternatives West Fraser Timber Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:USLM) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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