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Best Building Material Stocks to Buy Now (2025)

Top building material stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Due Diligence Score. See the best building material stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the building materials industry.

According to Due Diligence Score, the 3 best building material stocks to buy right now are:

Boise Cascade Co (NYSE:BCC) is the top building material stock with a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 18 points higher than the building material industry average of 36. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Boise Cascade Co has seen its stock lose -3.3% over the past year, underperforming other building material stocks by -28 percentage points.

Boise Cascade Co has an average 1 year price target of $139.60, an upside of 9.83% from Boise Cascade Co's current stock price of $127.11.

Boise Cascade Co stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Boise Cascade Co, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 40% have issued a hold, while 20% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Eagle Materials (NYSE:EXP) is the second best building material stock with a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 16 points higher than the building material industry average of 36. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Eagle Materials has seen its stock return 26.38% over the past year, overperforming other building material stocks by 1 percentage points.

Eagle Materials has an average 1 year price target of $310.29, an upside of 18.37% from Eagle Materials's current stock price of $262.13.

Eagle Materials stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Eagle Materials, 42.86% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 57.14% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) is the third best building material stock with a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 14 points higher than the building material industry average of 36. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Martin Marietta Materials has seen its stock return 10.89% over the past year, underperforming other building material stocks by -14 percentage points.

Martin Marietta Materials has an average 1 year price target of $646.20, an upside of 17.8% from Martin Marietta Materials's current stock price of $548.56.

Martin Marietta Materials stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Martin Marietta Materials, 90% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 10% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

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:

Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (NYSE:CPAC) has an annual dividend yield of 9.38%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the building material industry average of 2.13%. 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 92.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Boise Cascade Co (NYSE:BCC) has an annual dividend yield of 4.42%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the building material industry average of 2.13%. 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 105.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Cemex Sab De CV (NYSE:CX) has an annual dividend yield of 1.04%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the building material industry average of 2.13%. 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 0% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

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Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued building material stocks right now are:

Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (NYSE:CPAC) is the most undervalued building material stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Cementos Pacasmayo Saa has a valuation score of 71, which is 50 points higher than the building material industry average of 21. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cementos Pacasmayo Saa's stock has gained 13.22% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the building material industry by -12 percentage points.

Reto Eco Solutions (NASDAQ:RETO) is the second most undervalued building material stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Reto Eco Solutions has a valuation score of 43, which is 22 points higher than the building material industry average of 21. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Reto Eco Solutions's stock has dropped -78.23% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the building material industry by -103 percentage points.

Boise Cascade Co (NYSE:BCC) is the third most undervalued building material stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Boise Cascade Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 22 points higher than the building material industry average of 21. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Boise Cascade Co's stock has dropped -3.3% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the building material industry by -28 percentage points.