JHX vs VMC
Side-by-side comparison of price performance, valuation, growth, profitability, analyst targets and technical trend.
JHX · James Hardie Industries$27.85 ▼ 2.83%
VMC · Vulcan Materials$282.72 ▼ 0.98%
One year, rebased to 100
Each line starts at 100 so growth is directly comparable
- JHX +60.1%
- VMC -2.9%
Head to head
| Metric | JHX | VMC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $27.85 | $282.72 |
| Change today | ▼ 2.83% | ▼ 0.98% |
| Market cap | $16.20B | $36.29B |
| Return, 3 months | -8.5% | -0.7% |
| Return, year to date | +34.2% | -0.3% |
| Return, 1 year | +60.1% | -0.9% |
| P/E (TTM) | 44.9 | 33.5 |
| P/B | 2.4 | 4.3 |
| P/E percentile vs own 5y | 82nd | 11th |
| Dividend yield | – | 0.73% |
| Revenue growth (YoY, latest qtr) | +23.7% | +2.5% |
| Net profit growth (YoY) | +370.6% | +1.1% |
| Gross margin | 37.4% | 27.5% |
| Operating margin | 16.3% | 19.8% |
| Net margin | 6.2% | 13.7% |
| Return on equity | 5.4% | 13.2% |
| Analyst target vs. price | +22.8% | +9.9% |
| Analyst buy share | 90% | 67% |
| RSI (14) | 56 | 61 |
| 30-day volatility | 39.5% | 32.6% |
| Max drawdown, 1 year | -32.4% | -26.7% |
| Trend read | Strong uptrend | Strong uptrend |
| Analyst consensus | Buy | Buy |
Green cells mark the best value in each row where "better" is clear-cut (lower P/E, higher margin). That is a reading of the numbers, not a recommendation. Financials are in each company's reporting currency.
What the numbers say
- VMC is the largest of the group by market value.
- JHX has returned the most over the past year.
- VMC carries the lowest trailing P/E.
- JHX is growing revenue fastest.
- VMC keeps the most profit per dollar of sales.
- VMC has been the calmest stock over the last 30 days.