United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) versus Its Rivals Head to Head Review

United States Lime & Minerals (NASDAQ:USLM) is one of 74 public companies in the “Construction Materials” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare United States Lime & Minerals to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and dividends.

Dividends

United States Lime & Minerals pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. United States Lime & Minerals pays out 5.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Construction Materials” companies pay a dividend yield of 177.9% and pay out 31.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. United States Lime & Minerals has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

27.1% of United States Lime & Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.5% of shares of all “Construction Materials” companies are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of United States Lime & Minerals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.0% of shares of all “Construction Materials” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares United States Lime & Minerals and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
United States Lime & Minerals	$372.73 million	$134.27 million	25.45
United States Lime & Minerals Competitors	$6.71 billion	$651.21 million	23.46

United States Lime & Minerals’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than United States Lime & Minerals. United States Lime & Minerals is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for United States Lime & Minerals and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
United States Lime & Minerals	0	0	2	0	3.00
United States Lime & Minerals Competitors	437	2143	2935	87	2.48

United States Lime & Minerals presently has a consensus target price of $131.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.92%. As a group, “Construction Materials” companies have a potential upside of 420.56%. Given United States Lime & Minerals’ competitors higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe United States Lime & Minerals has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares United States Lime & Minerals and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
United States Lime & Minerals	35.08%	19.65%	18.18%
United States Lime & Minerals Competitors	1.47%	7.94%	4.87%

Risk and Volatility

United States Lime & Minerals has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United States Lime & Minerals’ competitors have a beta of 0.91, indicating that their average share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

United States Lime & Minerals competitors beat United States Lime & Minerals on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

About United States Lime & Minerals

United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. engages in the manufacture and sale of lime and limestone products. Its products include High Calcium Quicklime, Hydrated Lime, Lime Kiln Dust, Lime Slurry, and High Calcium Limestone. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.