According to Zen Score, 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 top building material stock with a Zen Score of 51, which is 15 points higher than the building material industry average of 36. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. United States Lime & Minerals has seen its stock return 92.22% over the past year, overperforming other building material stocks by 21 percentage points.
2. Boise Cascade Co (NYSE:BCC)
Boise Cascade Co (NYSE:BCC) is the second best building material stock with a Zen Score of 51, which is 15 points higher than the building material industry average of 36. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Boise Cascade Co has seen its stock return 115.19% over the past year, overperforming other building material stocks by 44 percentage points.
Boise Cascade Co has an average 1 year
price target of $138.67, a downside of -0.54% from Boise Cascade Co's current stock price of $139.42.
Boise Cascade Co stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Boise Cascade Co, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
3. Eagle Materials (NYSE:EXP)
Eagle Materials (NYSE:EXP) is the third best building material stock with a Zen Score of 46, which is 10 points higher than the building material industry average of 36. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Eagle Materials has seen its stock return 78.86% over the past year, overperforming other building material stocks by 8 percentage points.
Eagle Materials has an average 1 year
price target of $284.86, an upside of 10.97% from Eagle Materials's current stock price of $256.70.
Eagle Materials stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Eagle Materials, 71.43% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 14.29% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.