James Hardie Industries (JHX) Competitors $21.49 -0.36 (-1.65%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock JHX vs. VMC, MLM, CX, EXP, FBIN, WFG, SKY, ACA, TGLS, and USLMShould 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), CEMEX (CX), Eagle Materials (EXP), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), West Fraser Timber (WFG), Skyline Champion (SKY), Arcosa (ACA), Tecnoglass (TGLS), and United States Lime & Minerals (USLM). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry. James Hardie Industries vs. Vulcan Materials Martin Marietta Materials CEMEX Eagle Materials Fortune Brands Innovations West Fraser Timber Skyline Champion Arcosa Tecnoglass United States Lime & Minerals James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) and Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) are both construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, profitability, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership. Does the media refer more to JHX or VMC? In the previous week, Vulcan Materials had 28 more articles in the media than James Hardie Industries. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Vulcan Materials and 3 mentions for James Hardie Industries. Vulcan Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat James Hardie Industries' score of 0.69 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Vulcan Materials 19 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is JHX or VMC a better dividend stock? James Hardie Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Vulcan Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. James Hardie Industries pays out 20.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vulcan Materials pays out 28.6% 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. Vulcan Materials has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. James Hardie Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is JHX or VMC more profitable? Vulcan Materials has a net margin of 12.30% compared to James Hardie Industries' net margin of 11.15%. James Hardie Industries' return on equity of 33.65% beat Vulcan Materials' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets James Hardie Industries11.15% 33.65% 13.44% Vulcan Materials 12.30%12.83%6.74% Do analysts prefer JHX or VMC? James Hardie Industries presently has a consensus target price of $42.45, suggesting a potential upside of 97.53%. Vulcan Materials has a consensus target price of $295.75, suggesting a potential upside of 22.80%. Given James Hardie Industries' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly 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 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Vulcan Materials 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Which has more volatility and risk, JHX or VMC? James Hardie Industries has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vulcan Materials has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JHX or VMC? Vulcan Materials received 380 more outperform votes than James Hardie Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.83% of users gave Vulcan Materials an outperform vote while only 61.17% of users gave James Hardie Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformJames Hardie IndustriesOutperform Votes25261.17% Underperform Votes16038.83% Vulcan MaterialsOutperform Votes63265.83% Underperform Votes32834.17% Which has preferable valuation & 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$3.91B2.36$510.20M$1.0121.28Vulcan Materials$7.42B4.29$933.20M$6.8535.16 SummaryVulcan Materials beats James Hardie Industries on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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. 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 JHX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricJames Hardie IndustriesConcrete products IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$9.24B$3.62B$7.81B$18.33BDividend YieldN/A1.97%2.09%4.23%P/E Ratio21.2831.3714.9130.99Price / Sales2.361.6370.3825.38Price / Cash15.8826.4721.4017.53Price / Book4.394.493.924.26Net Income$510.20M$197.74M$535.55M$1.02B7 Day Performance-6.97%-3.39%-1.13%-1.29%1 Month Performance-32.85%-14.65%54.51%-7.34%1 Year Performance-39.23%-13.74%72.86%1.23% James Hardie Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JHXJames Hardie Industries3.2754 of 5 stars$21.49-1.6%$42.45+97.5%-39.5%$9.24B$3.91B21.283,257Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeVMCVulcan Materials4.2759 of 5 stars$243.52+0.5%$298.00+22.4%-6.1%$32.21B$7.42B35.5511,400Analyst ForecastPositive NewsMLMMartin Marietta Materials4.4082 of 5 stars$503.24+2.3%$609.43+21.1%-16.7%$30.68B$6.54B15.579,400Positive NewsCXCEMEX4.0402 of 5 stars$5.33+2.9%$7.65+43.5%-37.6%$7.72B$16.20B8.4643,500Analyst ForecastEXPEagle Materials4.766 of 5 stars$226.71+1.3%$279.40+23.2%-10.5%$7.55B$2.27B16.192,200Positive NewsFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.0959 of 5 stars$51.50-0.7%$84.33+63.8%-32.5%$6.24B$4.61B13.7311,200Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGap UpWFGWest Fraser Timber3.8538 of 5 stars$74.57-1.1%$106.00+42.1%-6.8%$5.76B$6.17B-355.1011,000Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsSKYSkyline Champion0.7043 of 5 stars$82.65+0.8%$88.40+7.0%+4.6%$4.73B$2.43B29.108,400News CoveragePositive NewsACAArcosa4.2547 of 5 stars$78.17+1.4%$105.50+35.0%-3.4%$3.81B$2.57B29.725,230Positive NewsTGLSTecnoglass2.7391 of 5 stars$71.89+0.8%$77.40+7.7%+16.7%$3.38B$890.18M22.476,910Positive NewsUSLMUnited States Lime & Minerals0.6654 of 5 stars$93.10+1.6%N/A+57.6%$2.66B$317.72M24.54340Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Vulcan Materials Alternatives Martin Marietta Materials Alternatives CEMEX Alternatives Eagle Materials Alternatives Fortune Brands Innovations Alternatives West Fraser Timber Alternatives Skyline Champion Alternatives Arcosa Alternatives Tecnoglass Alternatives United States Lime & Minerals 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:JHX) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto’s crashing…but we’re still profitingMost traders are panicking right now. 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