Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for Eagle Materials (EXP)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Eagle Materials (NYSE: EXP) recently:

• 11/7/2026 – Eagle Materials was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.
• 11/6/2026 – Eagle Materials had its price target raised by Stephens from $190.00 to $200.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 11/6/2026 – Eagle Materials had its price target raised by Citigroup from $190.00 to $214.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 11/5/2026 – Eagle Materials was given a new $195.00 price target by DA Davidson.
• 11/5/2026 – Eagle Materials had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $188.00 to $189.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/28/2026 – Eagle Materials had its price target lowered by Stifel Nicolaus from $232.00 to $207.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 10/16/2026 – Eagle Materials was downgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong sell”.
• 10/13/2026 – Eagle Materials had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $225.00 to $200.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/9/2026 – Eagle Materials had its price target lowered by Royal Bank Of Canada from $219.00 to $170.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 10/8/2026 – Eagle Materials had its price target lowered by Truist Financial from $210.00 to $165.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 10/5/2026 – Eagle Materials had its price target lowered by Wells Fargo & Company from $196.00 to $188.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/2/2026 – Eagle Materials had its price target lowered by Citigroup from $232.00 to $190.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 9/14/2026 – Eagle Materials had its price target lowered by DA Davidson from $220.00 to $207.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.

Eagle Materials Trading Down 1.8%

Shares of Eagle Materials stock opened at $184.40 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.95, a current ratio of 3.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13. The firm has a market cap of $5.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.30 and a beta of 1.29. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $178.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $201.23. Eagle Materials Inc has a fifty-two week low of $160.02 and a fifty-two week high of $245.53.

Eagle Materials (NYSE:EXP) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November 4th. The construction company reported $3.63 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.82 by ($0.19). Eagle Materials had a net margin of 16.11% and a return on equity of 25.16%. The firm had revenue of $652.75 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $633.08 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $4.23 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts forecast that Eagle Materials Inc will post 11.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Eagle Materials Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, January 11th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 14th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 14th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. Eagle Materials’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 8.30%.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Tony Thompson sold 3,074 shares of Eagle Materials stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $203.96, for a total value of $626,973.04. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 10,142 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,068,562.32. The trade was a 23.26% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 1.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Eagle Materials Inc. is a U.S.-based producer of building materials used in residential, commercial and infrastructure construction. Its products include cement, ready-mixed concrete, aggregates, gypsum wallboard and recycled paperboard. The company operates through businesses focused on cement and concrete products, gypsum wallboard, and paperboard. Its gypsum operations also produce materials used in wallboard finishing, while its paperboard business makes recycled paperboard used in packaging and other applications.