Arcosa (ACA) Competitors $92.79 -3.91 (-4.05%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$92.91 +0.12 (+0.13%) As of 02/21/2025 04:09 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipShort InterestSustainabilityTrends ACA vs. JHX, CX, FBIN, EXP, WFG, SKY, TGLS, CXT, USLM, and LOMAShould you be buying Arcosa stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Arcosa include James Hardie Industries (JHX), CEMEX (CX), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), Eagle Materials (EXP), West Fraser Timber (WFG), Skyline Champion (SKY), Tecnoglass (TGLS), Crane NXT (CXT), United States Lime & Minerals (USLM), and Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (LOMA). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry. Arcosa vs. James Hardie Industries CEMEX Fortune Brands Innovations Eagle Materials West Fraser Timber Skyline Champion Tecnoglass Crane NXT United States Lime & Minerals Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) and Arcosa (NYSE:ACA) are both construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment. Do institutionals and insiders believe in JHX or ACA? 8.0% of James Hardie Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.7% of Arcosa shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Arcosa shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer JHX or ACA? James Hardie Industries presently has a consensus target price of $45.00, suggesting a potential upside of 41.89%. Arcosa has a consensus target price of $105.50, suggesting a potential upside of 13.70%. Given James Hardie Industries' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe James Hardie Industries is more favorable than Arcosa.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score James Hardie Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Arcosa 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community favor JHX or ACA? James Hardie Industries received 168 more outperform votes than Arcosa when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.63% of users gave James Hardie Industries an outperform vote while only 55.48% of users gave Arcosa an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformJames Hardie IndustriesOutperform Votes24961.63% Underperform Votes15538.37% ArcosaOutperform Votes8155.48% Underperform Votes6544.52% Which has more risk & volatility, JHX or ACA? James Hardie Industries has a beta of 1.81, indicating that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arcosa has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is JHX or ACA a better dividend stock? James Hardie Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Arcosa 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. Arcosa pays out 7.6% 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. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, JHX or ACA? James Hardie Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Arcosa. James Hardie Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arcosa, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJames Hardie Industries$3.91B3.49$510.20M$1.0131.40Arcosa$2.31B1.96$159.20M$2.6335.28 Does the media refer more to JHX or ACA? In the previous week, James Hardie Industries had 15 more articles in the media than Arcosa. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for James Hardie Industries and 2 mentions for Arcosa. James Hardie Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Arcosa's score of 0.47 indicating that James Hardie Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment James Hardie Industries 4 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Arcosa 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is JHX or ACA more profitable? James Hardie Industries has a net margin of 11.15% compared to Arcosa's net margin of 5.17%. James Hardie Industries' return on equity of 34.42% beat Arcosa's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets James Hardie Industries11.15% 34.42% 13.41% Arcosa 5.17%6.64%4.11% SummaryJames Hardie Industries beats Arcosa on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Arcosa News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ACA 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 NYSE 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 ACA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricArcosaFabricated structural metal products IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.53B$2.13B$8.48B$20.05BDividend Yield0.20%0.42%1.94%3.65%P/E Ratio35.2820.7515.5834.88Price / Sales1.961.2266.6515.71Price / Cash15.0716.1422.1920.85Price / Book1.932.544.434.92Net Income$159.20M$42.11M$536.25M$1.02B7 Day Performance-7.26%-3.38%-2.90%-1.05%1 Month Performance-7.93%-0.97%-6.01%-1.39%1 Year Performance14.23%21.02%36.57%13.93% Arcosa Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACAArcosa4.0689 of 5 stars$92.79-4.0%$105.50+13.7%+14.2%$4.53B$2.31B35.286,075Upcoming EarningsJHXJames Hardie Industries3.2922 of 5 stars$32.44-0.5%$45.00+38.7%-14.8%$13.94B$3.94B32.115,679Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeNews CoverageCXCEMEX3.0309 of 5 stars$6.70+0.6%$7.82+16.6%-17.8%$9.71B$16.20B10.6446,497FBINFortune Brands Innovations4.153 of 5 stars$68.98+0.9%$86.64+25.6%-17.9%$8.57B$4.61B18.3911,700EXPEagle Materials4.6466 of 5 stars$252.47+0.8%$296.80+17.6%-7.4%$8.40B$2.26B18.032,500WFGWest Fraser Timber3.8634 of 5 stars$79.96-0.8%$107.80+34.8%+0.1%$6.21B$6.45B-62.4710,800Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSKYSkyline Champion0.9142 of 5 stars$107.40-0.7%$90.20-16.0%+22.5%$6.15B$2.02B37.828,600Positive NewsTGLSTecnoglass3.0482 of 5 stars$75.81+2.4%$77.40+2.1%+60.7%$3.56B$833.27M23.698,531CXTCrane NXT3.1655 of 5 stars$59.78+3.4%$87.67+46.7%-0.8%$3.42B$1.39B19.604,000Analyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeUSLMUnited States Lime & Minerals0.7272 of 5 stars$104.32+1.6%N/A+94.2%$2.98B$317.72M27.50340Positive NewsLOMALoma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima0.5261 of 5 stars$11.83+1.7%$6.55-44.6%+72.8%$1.38B$1.61B20.042,885 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies JHX Alternatives CX Alternatives FBIN Alternatives EXP Alternatives WFG Alternatives SKY Alternatives TGLS Alternatives CXT Alternatives USLM Alternatives LOMA 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 (NYSE:ACA) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? 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