# Eagle Materials Inc. – Consensus ‘buy’ rating and 35.7% Upside Potential

- Link: https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/eagle-materials-inc.consensus-buy-rating-and-35.7-upside-potential/4121131793
- Published: 2023-11-01T14:22:06+00:00
- Author: Charlotte Edwards

**Eagle Materials Inc.** with ticker code (EXP) now have 11 analysts in total covering
the stock. The consensus rating is pointing to ‘buy’. The target price High/Low 
ranges between $230.00 and $175.00 calculating the average target price we see $
207.55. Given that the stocks previous close was at $153.00 this now indicates there
is a potential upside of 35.7%. Also worth taking note is the 50 day moving average
now sits at $169.81 and the 200 day moving average is $161.96. The market cap for
the company is 5.37B. The current share price for the company is: $153.91 USD

 The potential market cap would be $7,283,842,199 based on the market consensus.

The company is not paying dividends at this time.

Other points of data to note are a P/E ratio of 11.26, revenue per share of $61.95
and a 13.59% return on assets.

Eagle Materials Inc. is a manufacturer of heavy construction materials and light
building materials in the United States. The Company manufactures and distributes
Portland Cement, Gypsum Wallboard, Recycled Gypsum Paperboard, and Concrete and 
Aggregates from approximately 70 facilities across the United States. Its business
is organized into two sectors: Heavy Materials and Light Materials. Heavy Materials
includes the Cement and Concrete and Aggregates segments. Light Materials includes
the Gypsum Wallboard and Recycled Paperboard segments. Its primary products, Portland
Cement and Gypsum Wallboard, are commodities that are essential in commercial and
residential construction; public construction projects; or projects to build, expand,
and repair roads and highways. It operates approximately eight modern cement plants,
one slag grinding facility and 29 cement distribution terminals. It operates approximately
26 ready-mix concrete batch plants and three aggregates processing plants.

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