James Hardie Industries (JHX) Competitors $33.82 -0.45 (-1.30%) As of 01/17/2025 03:59 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 InterestTrends JHX vs. VMC, MLM, FBIN, EXP, CX, WFG, SKY, ACA, CXT, and TGLSShould you be buying James Hardie Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of James Hardie Industries include Vulcan Materials (VMC), Martin Marietta Materials (MLM), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), Eagle Materials (EXP), CEMEX (CX), West Fraser Timber (WFG), Skyline Champion (SKY), Arcosa (ACA), Crane NXT (CXT), and Tecnoglass (TGLS). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry. James Hardie Industries vs. Vulcan Materials Martin Marietta Materials Fortune Brands Innovations Eagle Materials CEMEX West Fraser Timber Skyline Champion Arcosa Crane NXT Tecnoglass James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) and Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends. Which has more volatility and risk, JHX or VMC? James Hardie Industries has a beta of 1.8, indicating that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vulcan Materials has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is JHX or VMC more profitable? Vulcan Materials has a net margin of 11.43% compared to James Hardie Industries' net margin of 11.16%. James Hardie Industries' return on equity of 35.93% beat Vulcan Materials' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets James Hardie Industries11.16% 35.93% 14.03% Vulcan Materials 11.43%11.88%6.38% Which has higher valuation and earnings, JHX or VMC? Vulcan Materials has higher revenue and earnings than James Hardie Industries. James Hardie Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vulcan Materials, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJames Hardie Industries$3.94B3.69$510.20M$1.0133.48Vulcan Materials$7.78B4.59$933.20M$6.3442.63 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of JHX or VMC? 8.0% of James Hardie Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of Vulcan Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Vulcan Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer JHX or VMC? James Hardie Industries currently has a consensus target price of $40.25, indicating a potential upside of 19.03%. Vulcan Materials has a consensus target price of $301.18, indicating a potential upside of 11.43%. Given James Hardie Industries' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe James Hardie Industries is more favorable than Vulcan Materials.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) 2.50Vulcan Materials 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Does the MarketBeat Community favor JHX or VMC? Vulcan Materials received 379 more outperform votes than James Hardie Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.89% of users gave Vulcan Materials an outperform vote while only 61.44% of users gave James Hardie Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformJames Hardie IndustriesOutperform Votes24761.44% Underperform Votes15538.56% Vulcan MaterialsOutperform Votes62665.89% Underperform Votes32434.11% Does the media refer more to JHX or VMC? In the previous week, Vulcan Materials had 9 more articles in the media than James Hardie Industries. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Vulcan Materials and 5 mentions for James Hardie Industries. Vulcan Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat James Hardie Industries' score of 0.76 indicating that Vulcan Materials is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment James Hardie Industries 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Vulcan Materials 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryVulcan Materials beats James Hardie Industries on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get James Hardie Industries News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for JHX 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. 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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 JHX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricJames Hardie IndustriesConcrete products IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$13.22B$4.93B$8.88B$19.29BDividend YieldN/A2.11%2.03%3.72%P/E Ratio33.4837.4427.4741.41Price / Sales3.692.583.8017.05Price / Cash15.0127.1621.6619.84Price / Book7.927.116.875.76Net Income$510.20M$197.74M$518.49M$993.25M7 Day Performance9.54%4.91%5.50%3.26%1 Month Performance3.95%-6.66%4.21%5.22%1 Year Performance-9.05%4.62%53.02%19.42% James Hardie Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JHXJames Hardie Industries2.592 of 5 stars$33.82-1.3%$40.25+19.0%-7.8%$13.22B$3.94B33.485,679News CoverageVMCVulcan Materials4.7808 of 5 stars$255.94+1.7%$296.18+15.7%+22.2%$33.80B$7.40B40.3710,382Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsMLMMartin Marietta Materials4.6708 of 5 stars$511.79+0.6%$643.36+25.7%+10.2%$31.28B$6.51B15.959,400Analyst ForecastNews CoverageFBINFortune Brands Innovations3.7882 of 5 stars$70.59+2.3%$91.36+29.4%-2.0%$8.77B$4.67B19.8811,700Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageEXPEagle Materials4.7482 of 5 stars$239.64+2.0%$301.44+25.8%+29.2%$8.04B$2.26B16.922,500Short Interest ↓News CoverageCXCEMEX4.2532 of 5 stars$5.40-3.1%$7.65+41.7%-27.9%$7.83B$17.42B18.0046,497Short Interest ↑WFGWest Fraser Timber2.9864 of 5 stars$85.14+0.5%$111.60+31.1%+9.7%$6.83B$6.28B-66.5211,000SKYSkyline Champion0.744 of 5 stars$86.87+1.0%$85.40-1.7%+35.7%$4.99B$2.34B33.548,600Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsACAArcosa3.4463 of 5 stars$93.17+1.0%$104.25+11.9%+26.5%$4.54B$2.49B35.435,230Analyst ForecastCXTCrane NXT3.4732 of 5 stars$62.19+0.6%$87.67+41.0%+16.0%$3.56B$1.44B20.3911,000TGLSTecnoglass1.2811 of 5 stars$75.43+1.5%$77.40+2.6%+95.2%$3.54B$845.21M23.578,531 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Vulcan Materials Alternatives Martin Marietta Materials Alternatives Fortune Brands Innovations Alternatives Eagle Materials Alternatives CEMEX Alternatives West Fraser Timber Alternatives Skyline Champion Alternatives Arcosa Alternatives Crane NXT Alternatives Tecnoglass 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:JHX) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. 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