Eagle Materials (EXP) Competitors

UFP Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) and Eagle Materials (NYSE:EXP) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and earnings.

Does the media refer more to UFPI or EXP?

In the previous week, Eagle Materials had 7 more articles in the media than UFP Industries. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Eagle Materials and 3 mentions for UFP Industries. Eagle Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat UFP Industries' score of 0.39 indicating that Eagle Materials is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
UFP Industries	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Eagle Materials	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation and earnings, UFPI or EXP?

Eagle Materials has lower revenue, but higher earnings than UFP Industries. Eagle Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UFP Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
UFP Industries	$6.65B	0.96	$414.56M	$6.11	17.31
Eagle Materials	$2.26B	3.09	$463.42M	$13.76	15.57

Which has more volatility & risk, UFPI or EXP?

UFP Industries has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eagle Materials has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is UFPI or EXP a better dividend stock?

UFP Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Eagle Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. UFP Industries pays out 22.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eagle Materials pays out 7.3% 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. UFP Industries has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. UFP Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in UFPI or EXP?

81.8% of UFP Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Eagle Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of UFP Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Eagle Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend UFPI or EXP?

UFP Industries currently has a consensus price target of $143.00, suggesting a potential upside of 35.23%. Eagle Materials has a consensus price target of $254.44, suggesting a potential upside of 18.74%. Given UFP Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe UFP Industries is more favorable than Eagle Materials.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UFP Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Eagle Materials	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30

Is UFPI or EXP more profitable?

Eagle Materials has a net margin of 20.50% compared to UFP Industries' net margin of 5.64%. Eagle Materials' return on equity of 32.71% beat UFP Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UFP Industries	5.64%	11.78%	9.06%
Eagle Materials	20.50%	32.71%	15.04%

Summary

Eagle Materials beats UFP Industries on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.