James Hardie Industries (JHX) Competitors $36.15 +0.98 (+2.79%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends JHX vs. VMC, MLM, EXP, FBIN, CX, WFG, SKY, ACA, USLM, 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), Eagle Materials (EXP), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), CEMEX (CX), West Fraser Timber (WFG), Skyline Champion (SKY), Arcosa (ACA), United States Lime & Minerals (USLM), and Tecnoglass (TGLS). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry. James Hardie Industries vs. Vulcan Materials Martin Marietta Materials Eagle Materials Fortune Brands Innovations CEMEX West Fraser Timber Skyline Champion Arcosa United States Lime & Minerals Tecnoglass James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) and Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JHX or VMC? Vulcan Materials received 379 more outperform votes than James Hardie Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.86% of users gave Vulcan Materials an outperform vote while only 61.46% of users gave James Hardie Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformJames Hardie IndustriesOutperform Votes24461.46% Underperform Votes15338.54% Vulcan MaterialsOutperform Votes62365.86% Underperform Votes32334.14% Do analysts rate JHX or VMC? James Hardie Industries presently has a consensus price target of $35.50, suggesting a potential downside of 1.80%. Vulcan Materials has a consensus price target of $280.46, suggesting a potential upside of 0.42%. Given Vulcan Materials' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vulcan Materials is more favorable than James Hardie Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score James Hardie Industries 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Vulcan Materials 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 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% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in JHX or VMC? 8.0% of James Hardie Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of Vulcan Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Vulcan Materials shares are held 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. Which has stronger 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$3.94B3.94$510.20M$1.0135.79Vulcan Materials$7.78B4.74$933.20M$6.3444.05 Which has more volatility & risk, JHX or VMC? James Hardie Industries has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vulcan Materials has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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 18 mentions for Vulcan Materials and 9 mentions for James Hardie Industries. Vulcan Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat James Hardie Industries' score of 1.08 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 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Vulcan Materials 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryVulcan Materials beats James Hardie Industries on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Golden CrestBuffett’s Selling Out: Is Your 401(k) About to Get Wiped Out?Let me share something important with you. Just a few weeks ago, Warren Buffett unloaded $932 million worth of bank stocks. He didn't do it on a whim—he knows something big is coming. The question is: Why aren't you taking action, too?Click Here For Your Free Guide 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$15.52B$5.82B$9.83B$19.84BDividend YieldN/A1.68%1.83%3.51%P/E Ratio35.7941.9527.8235.07Price / Sales3.942.703.4317.75Price / Cash17.6529.1321.7121.33Price / Book7.864.795.254.64Net Income$510.20M$197.74M$516.02M$982.94M7 Day Performance13.72%7.42%-2.94%-2.12%1 Month Performance-1.50%4.22%-0.30%-0.39%1 Year Performance12.23%22.30%47.45%23.34% James Hardie Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JHXJames Hardie Industries1.8067 of 5 stars$36.15+2.8%$35.50-1.8%+13.2%$15.52B$3.94B35.795,679Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpVMCVulcan Materials4.2661 of 5 stars$290.63-0.5%N/A+31.6%$38.38B$7.40B45.8410,382Positive NewsMLMMartin Marietta Materials4.5827 of 5 stars$610.74-0.9%N/A+26.7%$37.33B$6.78B19.039,400Positive NewsEXPEagle Materials4.1251 of 5 stars$311.12-0.8%N/A+74.3%$10.44B$2.27B21.972,500Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.0605 of 5 stars$76.93-1.8%N/A+11.8%$9.55B$4.67B21.6711,700Positive NewsCXCEMEX4.2684 of 5 stars$5.44-3.7%N/A-20.5%$7.88B$17.42B18.1346,497Short Interest ↑WFGWest Fraser Timber3.2813 of 5 stars$92.36-0.2%N/A+19.8%$7.41B$6.28B-72.1610,800Positive NewsSKYSkyline Champion1.2454 of 5 stars$94.96-2.2%N/A+65.9%$5.45B$2.34B36.668,600ACAArcosa4.3878 of 5 stars$104.27-1.9%N/A+39.6%$5.09B$2.31B39.656,075Short Interest ↓Positive NewsUSLMUnited States Lime & Minerals2.2569 of 5 stars$139.13-2.2%N/A+243.8%$3.98B$281.33M40.33333Insider SellingNews CoveragePositive NewsTGLSTecnoglass3.0678 of 5 stars$73.53-7.4%N/A+112.5%$3.46B$833.27M22.988,531Analyst ForecastInsider SellingAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Vulcan Materials Alternatives Martin Marietta Materials Alternatives Eagle Materials Alternatives Fortune Brands Innovations Alternatives CEMEX Alternatives West Fraser Timber Alternatives Skyline Champion Alternatives Arcosa Alternatives United States Lime & Minerals 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 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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