According to
Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best building material stocks to buy right now are:
1. United States Lime & Minerals (NASDAQ:USLM)
The Component Grade breakdown for United States Lime & Minerals (NASDAQ:USLM) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.
United States Lime & Minerals (NASDAQ:USLM) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 11 points higher than the building material industry average of 38.
USLM passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. United States Lime & Minerals has seen its stock return 52.83% over the past year, overperforming other building material stocks by 57 percentage points.
2. Tecnoglass (NYSE:TGLS)
Tecnoglass (NYSE:TGLS) is the #2 top building material stock out of 17 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Tecnoglass (NYSE:TGLS) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.
Tecnoglass (NYSE:TGLS) has a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 15 points higher than the building material industry average of 38.
TGLS passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Tecnoglass has seen its stock return 36.46% over the past year, overperforming other building material stocks by 40 percentage points.
Tecnoglass has an average 1 year
price target of $89.00, an upside of 23.97% from Tecnoglass's current stock price of $71.79.
Tecnoglass stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Tecnoglass, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
3. Smith Midland (NASDAQ:SMID)
The Component Grade breakdown for Smith Midland (NASDAQ:SMID) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Smith Midland (NASDAQ:SMID) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is -3 points lower than the building material industry average of 38.
SMID passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Smith Midland has seen its stock lose -19.15% over the past year, underperforming other building material stocks by -15 percentage points.