Eagle Materials (EXP) Competitors $228.09 -0.63 (-0.27%) As of 01:26 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock EXP vs. JHX, CX, FBIN, WFG, SKY, ACA, TGLS, CXT, USLM, and LOMAShould you be buying Eagle Materials stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Eagle Materials include James Hardie Industries (JHX), CEMEX (CX), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), West Fraser Timber (WFG), Skyline Champion (SKY), Arcosa (ACA), 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. Eagle Materials vs. James Hardie Industries CEMEX Fortune Brands Innovations West Fraser Timber Skyline Champion Arcosa Tecnoglass Crane NXT United States Lime & Minerals Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima Eagle Materials (NYSE:EXP) and James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) are both construction companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EXP or JHX? Eagle Materials received 196 more outperform votes than James Hardie Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.95% of users gave Eagle Materials an outperform vote while only 61.37% of users gave James Hardie Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEagle MaterialsOutperform Votes44763.95% Underperform Votes25236.05% James Hardie IndustriesOutperform Votes25161.37% Underperform Votes15838.63% Do institutionals and insiders believe in EXP or JHX? 96.1% of Eagle Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.0% of James Hardie Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Eagle Materials shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend EXP or JHX? Eagle Materials presently has a consensus price target of $286.40, indicating a potential upside of 25.35%. James Hardie Industries has a consensus price target of $45.00, indicating a potential upside of 89.47%. Given James Hardie Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe James Hardie Industries is more favorable than Eagle Materials.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Eagle Materials 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30James Hardie Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Is EXP or JHX a better dividend stock? Eagle Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. James Hardie Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Eagle Materials pays out 7.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. James Hardie Industries pays out 20.8% 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. Is EXP or JHX more profitable? Eagle Materials has a net margin of 20.91% compared to James Hardie Industries' net margin of 11.15%. Eagle Materials' return on equity of 34.14% beat James Hardie Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Eagle Materials20.91% 34.14% 15.69% James Hardie Industries 11.15%33.65%13.44% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, EXP or JHX? James Hardie Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Eagle Materials. Eagle Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than James Hardie Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEagle Materials$2.27B3.35$477.64M$14.0016.32James Hardie Industries$3.91B2.61$510.20M$1.0123.51 Which has more risk & volatility, EXP or JHX? Eagle Materials has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, James Hardie Industries has a beta of 1.84, indicating that its stock price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer EXP or JHX? In the previous week, James Hardie Industries had 16 more articles in the media than Eagle Materials. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for James Hardie Industries and 14 mentions for Eagle Materials. Eagle Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat James Hardie Industries' score of 0.48 indicating that Eagle Materials is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Eagle Materials 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive James Hardie Industries 9 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryEagle Materials beats James Hardie Industries on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Eagle Materials News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EXP 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 EXP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEagle MaterialsCement, hydraulic IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.61B$22.14B$8.33B$19.75BDividend Yield0.46%2.78%2.03%3.75%P/E Ratio16.3210.0416.3034.05Price / Sales3.351.2568.0128.57Price / Cash12.798.0121.4017.54Price / Book5.081.784.284.63Net Income$477.64M$1.46B$535.55M$1.02B7 Day Performance4.62%-0.26%0.01%0.14%1 Month Performance-0.05%5.72%-2.08%-1.17%1 Year Performance-15.42%16.31%12.55%7.30% Eagle Materials Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EXPEagle Materials4.3558 of 5 stars$228.09-0.3%$286.40+25.6%-14.8%$7.61B$2.27B16.332,200Positive NewsJHXJames Hardie Industries3.7975 of 5 stars$32.56+1.9%$45.00+38.2%-40.6%$13.99B$3.91B32.233,257Analyst DowngradeNews CoverageCXCEMEX4.1346 of 5 stars$6.08+0.9%$7.82+28.7%-26.7%$8.80B$16.20B9.6443,500Analyst DowngradeNews CoverageFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.5079 of 5 stars$63.71+2.6%$86.64+36.0%-23.2%$7.81B$4.61B16.9911,700Positive NewsWFGWest Fraser Timber3.4918 of 5 stars$77.32+1.0%$106.00+37.1%-10.9%$5.98B$6.17B-368.2011,000Positive NewsSKYSkyline Champion1.2299 of 5 stars$93.40-1.1%$90.20-3.4%+19.3%$5.35B$2.43B32.898,600Positive NewsACAArcosa4.5065 of 5 stars$81.28+0.7%$105.50+29.8%-2.2%$3.96B$2.57B30.915,230Positive NewsTGLSTecnoglass1.0738 of 5 stars$70.69+3.6%$77.40+9.5%+38.1%$3.32B$890.18M22.098,531Positive NewsGap UpCXTCrane NXT3.6936 of 5 stars$55.27+1.3%$83.33+50.8%-12.2%$3.16B$1.49B17.3311,000News CoveragePositive NewsUSLMUnited States Lime & Minerals0.8913 of 5 stars$93.14-0.1%N/A+58.2%$2.67B$317.72M24.55340News CoveragePositive NewsLOMALoma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima0.6896 of 5 stars$10.98+0.4%$6.55-40.3%+64.4%$1.28B$699.18B18.602,885 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies James Hardie Industries Competitors CEMEX Competitors Fortune Brands Innovations Competitors West Fraser Timber Competitors Skyline Champion Competitors Arcosa Competitors Tecnoglass Competitors Crane NXT Competitors United States Lime & Minerals Competitors Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima Competitors 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:EXP) was last updated on 3/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDOGE could send 6 AI stocks through the roofStay alert for Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency's next move … Expect an announcement f...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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