United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) Competitors $135.36 +2.41 (+1.81%) (As of 01:37 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends USLM vs. JHX, FBIN, EXP, CX, WFG, SKY, ACA, TGLS, CXT, and HLIOShould 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), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), Eagle Materials (EXP), CEMEX (CX), West Fraser Timber (WFG), Skyline Champion (SKY), Arcosa (ACA), Tecnoglass (TGLS), Crane NXT (CXT), and Helios Technologies (HLIO). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry. United States Lime & Minerals vs. James Hardie Industries Fortune Brands Innovations Eagle Materials CEMEX West Fraser Timber Skyline Champion Arcosa Tecnoglass Crane NXT Helios Technologies James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) and United States Lime & Minerals (NASDAQ:USLM) are both construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends and earnings. Is JHX or USLM more profitable? United States Lime & Minerals has a net margin of 32.60% compared to James Hardie Industries' net margin of 11.16%. James Hardie Industries' return on equity of 35.93% beat United States Lime & Minerals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets James Hardie Industries11.16% 35.93% 14.03% United States Lime & Minerals 32.60%22.95%20.70% Which has better earnings & 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$3.94B3.46$510.20M$1.0131.37United States Lime & Minerals$303.35M12.53$74.55M$3.4538.54 Which has more risk and volatility, JHX or USLM? James Hardie Industries has a beta of 1.77, indicating that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United States Lime & Minerals has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate JHX or USLM? James Hardie Industries presently has a consensus price target of $40.25, indicating a potential upside of 27.05%. Given James Hardie Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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 James Hardie Industries 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50United States Lime & Minerals 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of JHX or USLM? 8.0% of James Hardie Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.1% of United States Lime & Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of United States Lime & Minerals shares are held 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. 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 0.7%. United States Lime & Minerals pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. James Hardie Industries pays out 20.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United States Lime & Minerals pays out 5.8% 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 JHX or USLM? In the previous week, James Hardie Industries had 3 more articles in the media than United States Lime & Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for James Hardie Industries and 4 mentions for United States Lime & Minerals. United States Lime & Minerals' average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat James Hardie Industries' score of 0.81 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) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive United States Lime & Minerals 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JHX or USLM? James Hardie Industries received 57 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 61.60% of users gave James Hardie Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformJames Hardie IndustriesOutperform Votes24761.60% Underperform Votes15438.40% United States Lime & MineralsOutperform Votes19067.86% Underperform Votes9032.14% SummaryJames Hardie Industries and United States Lime & Minerals tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Brownstone ResearchMedia Humiliated: Demo of Elon’s Tech Proves They’re WrongElon Musk believes his new AI product will be worth an incredible $9 trillion. But the mainstream media is not buying it.Click here to watch this demo and decide for yourself. 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$3.80B$6.00B$8.75B$9.08BDividend Yield0.14%0.94%1.91%4.26%P/E Ratio38.5427.3827.8317.20Price / Sales12.5320.942.27117.12Price / Cash42.2717.3322.2137.85Price / Book9.643.916.184.78Net Income$74.55M$260.20M$516.58M$225.60M7 Day Performance-7.79%-3.92%-4.07%-1.36%1 Month Performance-11.21%-11.45%-6.21%0.20%1 Year Performance184.04%-6.59%40.84%15.29% United States Lime & Minerals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)USLMUnited States Lime & Minerals1.1356 of 5 stars$135.36+1.8%N/A+184.0%$3.87B$303.35M39.23333Positive NewsJHXJames Hardie Industries3.0485 of 5 stars$33.56-1.1%$40.25+19.9%-16.3%$14.41B$3.94B33.605,679FBINFortune Brands Innovations4.5696 of 5 stars$75.38-0.6%$91.36+21.2%-9.9%$9.36B$4.67B21.3711,700Positive NewsEXPEagle Materials4.2589 of 5 stars$270.25-1.0%$304.89+12.8%+22.1%$9.06B$2.27B19.302,500Positive NewsCXCEMEX4.3034 of 5 stars$5.56-0.7%$7.65+37.6%-31.2%$8.06B$17.25B18.6046,497WFGWest Fraser Timber3.798 of 5 stars$87.75-1.9%$111.60+27.2%0.0%$7.04B$6.45B-69.9110,800Positive NewsSKYSkyline Champion1.3309 of 5 stars$102.88-2.4%$85.40-17.0%+28.8%$5.91B$2.02B40.688,600Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeACAArcosa4.0039 of 5 stars$108.78-0.3%$104.25-4.2%+19.1%$5.31B$2.31B41.506,075Positive NewsTGLSTecnoglass2.9217 of 5 stars$84.78+1.3%$77.40-8.7%+77.4%$3.98B$833.27M26.168,531CXTCrane NXT3.4631 of 5 stars$60.41+1.0%$87.67+45.1%-4.7%$3.45B$1.44B19.624,000Positive NewsHLIOHelios Technologies3.2814 of 5 stars$51.21-0.7%$63.00+23.0%+2.9%$1.70B$835.60M45.632,700Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies James Hardie Industries Alternatives Fortune Brands Innovations Alternatives Eagle Materials Alternatives CEMEX Alternatives West Fraser Timber Alternatives Skyline Champion Alternatives Arcosa Alternatives Tecnoglass Alternatives Crane NXT Alternatives Helios Technologies 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 12/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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