Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (LOMA) Competitors

United States Lime & Minerals (NASDAQ:USLM) and Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:LOMA) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to USLM or LOMA?

In the previous week, United States Lime & Minerals had 5 more articles in the media than Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for United States Lime & Minerals and 2 mentions for Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima. United States Lime & Minerals' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima's score of 0.13 indicating that United States Lime & Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
United States Lime & Minerals	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is USLM or LOMA a better dividend stock?

United States Lime & Minerals pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima pays an annual dividend of $0.39 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. United States Lime & Minerals pays out 5.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima pays out 66.1% 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.

Which has better earnings and valuation, USLM or LOMA?

United States Lime & Minerals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima. Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United States Lime & Minerals, 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
United States Lime & Minerals	$303.35M	14.11	$74.55M	$3.45	43.40
Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima	$257.52B	0.00	$39.16M	$0.59	17.76

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in USLM or LOMA?

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima received 55 more outperform votes than United States Lime & Minerals when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.86% of users gave United States Lime & Minerals an outperform vote while only 62.18% of users gave Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
United States Lime & Minerals	Outperform Votes 190 67.86%	Underperform Votes 90 32.14%
Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima	Outperform Votes 245 62.18%	Underperform Votes 149 37.82%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in USLM or LOMA?

27.1% of United States Lime & Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.3% of Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of United States Lime & Minerals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is USLM or LOMA more profitable?

United States Lime & Minerals has a net margin of 32.60% compared to Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima's net margin of 9.42%. United States Lime & Minerals' return on equity of 22.95% beat Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
United States Lime & Minerals	32.60%	22.95%	20.70%
Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima	9.42%	8.60%	4.35%

Which has more risk and volatility, USLM or LOMA?

United States Lime & Minerals has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend USLM or LOMA?

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima has a consensus price target of $6.55, suggesting a potential downside of 37.50%. Given Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima is more favorable than United States Lime & Minerals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
United States Lime & Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Summary

United States Lime & Minerals beats Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.