Arcosa (ACA) Competitors $78.39 +1.66 (+2.16%) Closing price 04/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$78.28 -0.11 (-0.13%) As of 04/23/2025 04:20 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 TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ACA vs. JHX, CX, EXP, FBIN, WFG, SKY, TGLS, USLM, CXT, and LOMAShould you be buying Arcosa stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Arcosa include James Hardie Industries (JHX), CEMEX (CX), Eagle Materials (EXP), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), West Fraser Timber (WFG), Skyline Champion (SKY), Tecnoglass (TGLS), United States Lime & Minerals (USLM), Crane NXT (CXT), 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 Eagle Materials Fortune Brands Innovations West Fraser Timber Skyline Champion Tecnoglass United States Lime & Minerals Crane NXT 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 investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings. Does the media refer more to JHX or ACA? In the previous week, Arcosa had 6 more articles in the media than James Hardie Industries. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Arcosa and 6 mentions for James Hardie Industries. Arcosa's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat James Hardie Industries' score of 0.78 indicating that Arcosa 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) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Arcosa 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer JHX or ACA? James Hardie Industries presently has a consensus price target of $42.45, indicating a potential upside of 80.53%. Arcosa has a consensus price target of $105.50, indicating a potential upside of 34.58%. Given James Hardie Industries' higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Arcosa 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk & volatility, JHX or ACA? James Hardie Industries has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arcosa has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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 33.65% beat Arcosa's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets James Hardie Industries11.15% 33.65% 13.44% Arcosa 5.17%6.64%4.11% 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 0.9%. Arcosa pays an annual dividend of $0.20 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. Arcosa pays out 10.5% 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 better 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$3.91B2.58$510.20M$1.0123.28Arcosa$2.57B1.49$159.20M$1.9141.04 Do institutionals & 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in JHX or ACA? James Hardie Industries received 171 more outperform votes than Arcosa when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.17% of users gave James Hardie Industries an outperform vote while only 55.48% of users gave Arcosa an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformJames Hardie IndustriesOutperform Votes25261.17% Underperform Votes16038.83% ArcosaOutperform Votes8155.48% Underperform Votes6544.52% SummaryJames Hardie Industries beats Arcosa on 12 of the 20 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$3.82B$1.77B$7.90B$18.68BDividend Yield0.26%0.62%2.09%4.16%P/E Ratio29.8117.5315.0731.63Price / Sales1.490.9970.9227.51Price / Cash14.2115.7621.4017.53Price / Book1.632.133.954.36Net Income$159.20M$42.11M$535.55M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.55%0.22%1.85%2.44%1 Month Performance-1.38%-5.29%56.09%-6.11%1 Year Performance0.97%-2.13%70.33%1.70% Arcosa Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACAArcosa4.3712 of 5 stars$78.39+2.2%$105.50+34.6%+1.0%$3.82B$2.57B29.815,230Positive NewsGap UpJHXJames Hardie Industries2.9852 of 5 stars$22.32-1.0%$42.45+90.2%-33.8%$9.59B$3.91B22.103,257Gap UpCXCEMEX4.1262 of 5 stars$5.33+2.9%$7.65+43.5%-32.2%$7.72B$16.20B8.4643,500Upcoming EarningsEXPEagle Materials4.7903 of 5 stars$226.71+1.3%$279.40+23.2%-14.7%$7.55B$2.27B16.192,200Positive NewsFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.1341 of 5 stars$51.50-0.7%$84.33+63.8%-30.1%$6.24B$4.61B13.7311,200Short Interest ↑Positive NewsWFGWest Fraser Timber3.4776 of 5 stars$74.57-1.1%$106.00+42.1%-7.0%$5.76B$6.17B-355.1011,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageSKYSkyline Champion0.703 of 5 stars$82.65+0.8%$88.40+7.0%+6.7%$4.73B$2.43B29.108,400Positive NewsGap UpTGLSTecnoglass1.0282 of 5 stars$71.89+0.8%$77.40+7.7%+26.7%$3.38B$890.18M22.476,910News CoverageGap UpUSLMUnited States Lime & Minerals0.6571 of 5 stars$93.10+1.6%N/A+48.2%$2.66B$317.72M24.54340Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap UpCXTCrane NXT3.7143 of 5 stars$45.44+0.2%$83.33+83.4%-29.6%$2.61B$1.49B14.2411,000Positive NewsLOMALoma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima1.8434 of 5 stars$11.29+12.8%N/A+64.2%$1.32B$699.18B19.142,885Analyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies JHX Alternatives CX Alternatives EXP Alternatives FBIN Alternatives WFG Alternatives SKY Alternatives TGLS Alternatives USLM Alternatives CXT Alternatives LOMA 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 (NYSE:ACA) was last updated on 4/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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