# Building Materials — Industry Hub

> Quantitative analysis from TrendMatrix. Data for informational use only — not investment advice.

Building Materials companies manufacture and distribute the components used in residential and commercial construction—from lumber and cement to gypsum, insulation, and roofing products. These stocks are highly sensitive to housing starts, interest rates, and commodity input costs, making them cyclical proxies for real estate demand. TrendMatrix ranks 12 US-listed Building Materials stocks by 10-dimension quantitative score, refreshed every 5 minutes during market hours with a full reanalysis nightly.

- **Parent sector:** Basic Materials
- **Stocks tracked:** 12 (primer N: 12)
- **Sentiment:** 0 bullish · 1 neutral · 11 bearish · avg score 5.18
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-25T16:28:11+00:00

## Ranked Stocks

| # | Symbol | Name | Verdict | Score | Price | Upside |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [CRH](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/CRH) | CRH PLC | HOLD_IF_HOLDING | 5.9 | $119.14 | +7.9% |
| 2 | [KNF](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/KNF) | Knife Riv Holding Co. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.4 | $92.68 | -1.8% |
| 3 | [CX](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/CX) | Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. Sponsored | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.3 | $12.20 | +4.3% |
| 4 | [TGLS](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/TGLS) | Tecnoglass Inc. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.3 | $42.90 | +13.3% |
| 5 | [TTAM](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/TTAM) | Titan America SA | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.3 | $16.47 | +0.8% |
| 6 | [USLM](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/USLM) | United States Lime & Minerals,  | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.3 | $110.81 | +6.2% |
| 7 | [JHX](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/JHX) | James Hardie Industries plc. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.2 | $20.98 | +21.7% |
| 8 | [MLM](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/MLM) | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.1 | $619.84 | +0.4% |
| 9 | [AMRZ](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/AMRZ) | Amrize Ltd | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.0 | $54.23 | +11.1% |
| 10 | [EXP](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/EXP) | Eagle Materials Inc | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 4.8 | $212.08 | -1.9% |
| 11 | [LOMA](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/LOMA) | Loma Negra Compania Industrial  | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 4.8 | $10.94 | +16.5% |
| 12 | [VMC](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/VMC) | Vulcan Materials Company (Holdi | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 4.8 | $302.57 | -0.7% |

## Cross-Company Themes

- **fuel and energy-related raw materials** — 1 companies (CRH)
- **petroleum-based products** — 1 companies (AMRZ)
- **ten largest third-party customers** — 1 companies (TGLS)
- **top-2 raw material suppliers** — 1 companies (TGLS)

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- [Chemicals](https://trendmatrix.com/industries/chemicals) — 9 stocks
- [Agricultural Inputs](https://trendmatrix.com/industries/agricultural-inputs) — 7 stocks
- [Copper](https://trendmatrix.com/industries/copper) — 6 stocks

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