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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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Building Materials is Zen Rated C and is the 71st ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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USLM
UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC
$99.452.28%1.48%16.34%-4.59%-30.51%33.67%363.25%515.94%693.06%$159.53$64.2537.66%54.80%0.9163,01813.92%
SMID
SMITH MIDLAND CORP
$30.61-0.16%4.04%19.62%-16.68%-18.07%-15.07%78.80%506.14%1,202.55%$51.96$25.0341.09%22.29%0.856,996-7.63%
TGLS
TECNOGLASS INC
$82.0015.79%14.22%30.78%5.01%7.89%57.97%306.34%1,866.43%606.90%$86.99$40.945.74%100.29%1.29937,82397.18%
LOMA
LOMA NEGRA COMPANIA INDUSTRIAL ARGENTINA SOCIEDAD ANONIMA
$11.261.35%1.90%24.15%-5.70%8.90%50.53%112.05%218.98%N/A$13.79$5.7018.35%97.54%0.96260,338-4.38%
CX
CEMEX SAB DE CV
$6.460.62%5.90%27.17%-2.71%9.68%-16.75%61.90%192.31%-31.03%$8.10$4.8920.20%32.11%1.3118,322,894-22.84%
JHX
JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC
$24.023.31%0.08%18.50%-28.04%-24.44%-35.76%-9.15%70.60%100.13%$43.57$19.7244.87%21.81%1.191,534,040-56.16%
VMC
VULCAN MATERIALS CO
$268.420.97%1.82%18.51%-0.05%-8.17%0.18%64.73%165.47%196.70%$298.31$215.0810.02%24.80%0.95634,570-0.54%
TTAM
TITAN AMERICA SA
$13.850.65%3.59%24.10%-15.60%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A$17.78$10.8022.10%28.24%1.12136,131-36.56%
ZJK
ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD
$4.603.60%-7.44%27.78%-49.17%3.84%N/AN/AN/AN/A$30.50$3.0984.92%48.87%1.5520,301-35.28%
CRH
CRH PUBLIC LTD CO
$93.942.31%-2.43%16.91%-7.97%-6.69%17.75%144.70%218.98%222.93%$110.97$71.1815.35%31.98%1.174,921,265-45.24%
EXP
EAGLE MATERIALS INC
$229.832.18%0.92%11.61%-10.22%-26.31%-14.04%86.49%288.55%165.58%$321.93$201.6128.61%14.00%1.23302,389-25.50%
RETO
RETO ECO-SOLUTIONS INC
$3.356.69%-1.18%-2.62%-14.15%-69.82%-75.19%-99.59%-99.38%N/A$34.60$2.8690.32%17.13%0.5824,642-10.78%
BCC
BOISE CASCADE CO
$89.582.85%-3.38%-0.39%-27.32%-37.06%-32.75%9.70%177.77%151.49%$155.42$84.5342.36%5.97%1.34379,492-0.33%
MLM
MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC
$541.561.33%3.57%19.68%1.99%-12.59%-9.23%62.73%206.68%249.64%$633.23$441.9514.48%22.54%1.03356,461-2.04%
KNF
KNIFE RIVER CORP
$93.371.63%-0.59%13.84%-8.24%-7.65%22.60%N/AN/AN/A$108.83$66.1314.21%41.19%1.44465,338-28.57%
GRO
BRAZIL POTASH CORP
$2.12-4.07%-16.54%-9.79%-41.27%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A$15.00$2.0585.87%3.41%0.64104,003-17.35%
CPAC
CEMENTOS PACASMAYO SAA
$5.540.00%0.87%6.54%-4.15%-10.50%0.36%3.17%-14.77%-29.16%$6.65$5.1016.69%8.63%0.15761-87.33%
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Building Material Stocks FAQ

What are the best building material stocks to buy right now in May 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 17 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: C.

United States Lime & Minerals (NASDAQ:USLM) has a Due Diligence Score of 57, which is 20 points higher than the building material industry average of 37.

USLM passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. United States Lime & Minerals has seen its stock return 33.67% over the past year, overperforming other building material stocks by 38 percentage points.

2. Smith Midland (NASDAQ:SMID)


Smith Midland (NASDAQ:SMID) 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. Learn more.

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 32, which is -5 points lower than the building material industry average of 37.

SMID passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Smith Midland has seen its stock lose -15.07% over the past year, underperforming other building material stocks by -10 percentage points.

3. Tecnoglass (NYSE:TGLS)


Tecnoglass (NYSE:TGLS) is the #3 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. 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 53, which is 16 points higher than the building material industry average of 37.

TGLS passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Tecnoglass has seen its stock return 57.97% over the past year, overperforming other building material stocks by 63 percentage points.

Tecnoglass has an average 1 year price target of $90.00, an upside of 9.76% from Tecnoglass's current stock price of $82.00.

Tecnoglass stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Tecnoglass, 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 9.79%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the building material industry average of 2.22%. 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 6.28%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the building material industry average of 2.22%. 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 1.28%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the building material industry average of 2.22%. 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 2.26% in the last day, and up 2.09% over the last week. Tecnoglass was the among the top gainers in the building materials industry, gaining 15.79% yesterday.

Tecnoglass shares are trading higher after the company reported a Q1 adjusted EPS beat and raised its FY25 sales guidance.

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 dropped -16.75% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the building material industry by -12 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 -32.75% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the building material industry by -28 percentage points.

3. Loma Negra (NYSE:LOMA)


Loma Negra (NYSE:LOMA) 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.

Loma Negra 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.

Loma Negra's stock has gained 50.53% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the building material industry by 55 percentage points.

Are building material stocks a good buy now?

66.67% of building material stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect building material stocks to rise by 15.89% over the next year.

0% of building material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 6.25% of building material stocks are rated B (Buy), 81.25% are rated C (Hold), 12.5% 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 26.17x.
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