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Best Building Material Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top building material stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best building material stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Building Materials

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Sentiment Forecast Dividends Due Diligence

Building Materials is Zen Rated D and is the 99th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Volume	Vol 1d %	SMA 10	SMA 20	SMA 50	SMA 100	SMA 200	RSI	Stochastic %K	Stochastic %D	StochRSI %K	StochRSI %D	MACD	MACD Signal	MACD Histogram	Beta
USLM	UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC	$104.80	118,000	-40.40%	99.90	100.57	100.45	96.83	108.73	60.04	84.62	71.16	100.00	94.28	0.28	-0.17	0.45	0.89
TGLS	TECNOGLASS INC	$78.04	109,000	-62.15%	76.01	79.94	80.24	75.30	75.58	46.73	33.12	29.50	61.25	47.25	-1.55	-1.32	-0.23	1.26
LOMA	LOMA NEGRA COMPANIA INDUSTRIAL ARGENTINA SOCIEDAD ANONIMA	$11.31	161,000	3.21%	11.24	11.54	11.92	11.39	10.98	45.45	36.09	31.78	54.12	40.18	-0.25	-0.22	-0.03	0.96
CX	CEMEX SAB DE CV	$7.23	4,544,000	-67.21%	6.93	6.89	6.70	6.32	6.05	65.43	84.11	68.74	95.59	75.22	0.10	0.08	0.02	1.25
TTAM	TITAN AMERICA SA	$12.62	437,000	-56.95%	12.80	13.12	13.53	13.74	N/A	41.70	26.04	18.74	49.58	37.01	-0.30	-0.25	-0.05	1.14
VMC	VULCAN MATERIALS CO	$266.24	422,000	-37.39%	261.27	262.00	263.54	252.82	259.63	55.28	84.54	73.86	100.00	91.57	0.17	-0.40	0.57	0.91
BCC	BOISE CASCADE CO	$93.15	135,000	-55.59%	89.39	88.15	89.59	95.86	115.33	60.40	84.21	72.14	97.61	89.39	0.62	-0.30	0.92	1.30
CRH	CRH PUBLIC LTD CO	$94.94	2,932,000	-14.59%	91.34	91.39	93.26	94.06	95.03	59.36	90.12	82.45	100.00	100.00	0.11	-0.52	0.63	1.15
SMID	SMITH MIDLAND CORP	$34.93	1,900	-71.64%	32.46	31.18	30.89	31.97	35.70	67.04	92.83	92.20	100.00	100.00	0.99	0.42	0.57	0.91
JHX	JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC	$28.77	12,287,000	-11.26%	26.42	26.32	25.04	26.49	30.53	66.77	92.31	90.66	100.00	93.68	0.82	0.49	0.33	1.17
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$3.84	40,600	40.00%	3.96	4.14	4.39	5.02	N/A	42.57	25.04	23.18	37.81	39.96	-0.18	-0.17	-0.01	1.39
EXP	EAGLE MATERIALS INC	$214.18	347,000	-10.80%	205.20	202.11	214.01	219.27	249.15	58.27	89.13	82.45	100.00	94.47	-0.48	-3.03	2.55	1.19
GRO	BRAZIL POTASH CORP	$1.37	54,000	-46.53%	1.43	1.62	1.86	2.34	N/A	35.06	7.69	7.16	10.67	5.22	-0.15	-0.14	-0.01	0.98
MLM	MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC	$557.89	311,000	-2.51%	549.09	548.25	543.73	515.84	535.77	57.86	90.35	81.58	98.60	88.43	3.08	2.15	0.93	0.97
KNF	KNIFE RIVER CORP	$80.60	387,000	-56.81%	81.45	83.67	90.81	91.83	94.86	39.61	44.11	39.72	78.59	81.05	-2.97	-3.19	0.22	1.47
AMRZ	AMRIZE LTD	$49.89	1,636,000	-15.41%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2.38
RETO	RETO ECO-SOLUTIONS INC	$2.24	1,021,000	2,134.14%	2.51	2.93	3.28	3.95	7.15	32.93	15.39	10.23	22.14	11.54	-0.37	-0.26	-0.10	0.59
CPAC	CEMENTOS PACASMAYO SAA	$6.15	17,800	187.10%	5.98	5.96	5.77	5.73	5.78	66.06	44.95	59.09	100.00	90.55	0.08	0.07	0.02	0.13

Building Material Stocks FAQ

What are the best building material stocks to buy right now in Jul 2025?

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)

United States Lime & Minerals (NASDAQ:USLM) is the #1 top building material stock out of 18 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

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 57, which is 22 points higher than the building material industry average of 35.

USLM passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. United States Lime & Minerals has seen its stock return 47.15% over the past year, overperforming other building material stocks by 40 percentage points.

2. Tecnoglass (NYSE:TGLS)

Tecnoglass (NYSE:TGLS) is the #2 top building material stock out of 18 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

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 55, which is 20 points higher than the building material industry average of 35.

TGLS passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Tecnoglass has seen its stock return 54.08% over the past year, overperforming other building material stocks by 47 percentage points.

3. Loma Negra (NYSE:LOMA)

Loma Negra (NYSE:LOMA) is the #3 top building material stock out of 18 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Loma Negra (NYSE:LOMA) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Loma Negra (NYSE:LOMA) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 3 points higher than the building material industry average of 35.

LOMA passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Loma Negra has seen its stock return 67.56% over the past year, overperforming other building material stocks by 60 percentage points.

Loma Negra has an average 1 year price target of $15.00, an upside of 32.63% from Loma Negra's current stock price of $11.31.

Loma Negra stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Loma Negra, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the building material stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 8 building material stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 building material stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (NYSE:CPAC)

Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (NYSE:CPAC) has an annual dividend yield of 8.81%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the building material industry average of 2.05%. Cementos Pacasmayo Saa's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Cementos Pacasmayo Saa's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cementos Pacasmayo Saa's dividend payout ratio of 85.3% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Boise Cascade Co (NYSE:BCC)

Boise Cascade Co (NYSE:BCC) has an annual dividend yield of 6.27%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the building material industry average of 2.05%. Boise Cascade Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% ten times in the last 10 years. Boise Cascade Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Boise Cascade Co's dividend payout ratio of 72.4% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Cemex Sab De CV (NYSE:CX)

Cemex Sab De CV (NYSE:CX) has an annual dividend yield of 0.86%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the building material industry average of 2.05%. Cemex Sab De CV's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Cemex Sab De CV's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cemex Sab De CV's dividend payout ratio of 38.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are building material stocks up?

Building material stocks were up 0.27% in the last day, and up 3.86% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why building material stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued building material stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued building material stocks right now are:

1. Cemex Sab De CV (NYSE:CX)

Cemex Sab De CV (NYSE:CX) is the most undervalued building material stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Cemex Sab De CV has a valuation score of 43, which is 17 points higher than the building material industry average of 26. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cemex Sab De CV's stock has gained 16.99% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the building material industry by 10 percentage points.

2. Boise Cascade Co (NYSE:BCC)

Boise Cascade Co (NYSE:BCC) is the second most undervalued building material stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Boise Cascade Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 17 points higher than the building material industry average of 26. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Boise Cascade Co's stock has dropped -20.7% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the building material industry by -28 percentage points.

3. Titan America Sa (NYSE:TTAM)

Titan America Sa (NYSE:TTAM) is the third most undervalued building material stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Titan America Sa has a valuation score of 29, which is 3 points higher than the building material industry average of 26. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Are building material stocks a good buy now?

53.85% of building material stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect building material stocks to rise by 15.86% over the next year.

0% of building material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.33% of building material stocks are rated B (Buy), 60% are rated C (Hold), 26.67% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the building materials industry?

The average P/E ratio of the building materials industry is 26.74x.

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Sectors & Industries Basic MaterialsBuilding Materials
Best Building Material Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top building material stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best building material stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Building Material Stocks FAQ

1. United States Lime & Minerals (NASDAQ:USLM)

2. Tecnoglass (NYSE:TGLS)

3. Loma Negra (NYSE:LOMA)

1. Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (NYSE:CPAC)

2. Boise Cascade Co (NYSE:BCC)

3. Cemex Sab De CV (NYSE:CX)

1. Cemex Sab De CV (NYSE:CX)

2. Boise Cascade Co (NYSE:BCC)

3. Titan America Sa (NYSE:TTAM)

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Sectors & IndustriesBasic MaterialsBuilding MaterialsBest Building Material Stocks to Buy Now (2025)Top building material stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best building material stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Building Material Stocks FAQ

1. United States Lime & Minerals (NASDAQ:USLM)

2. Tecnoglass (NYSE:TGLS)

3. Loma Negra (NYSE:LOMA)

1. Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (NYSE:CPAC)

2. Boise Cascade Co (NYSE:BCC)

3. Cemex Sab De CV (NYSE:CX)

1. Cemex Sab De CV (NYSE:CX)

2. Boise Cascade Co (NYSE:BCC)

3. Titan America Sa (NYSE:TTAM)

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Sectors & Industries Basic MaterialsBuilding Materials
Best Building Material Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top building material stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best building material stocks to buy now. Learn More.