Reviewing Eagle Materials (NYSE:EXP) and Wienerberger (OTCMKTS:WBRBY)

Eagle Materials (NYSE:EXP) and Wienerberger (OTCMKTS:WBRBY) are both materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Eagle Materials and Wienerberger”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eagle Materials	$2.32 billion	2.78	$423.81 million	$12.65	16.64
Wienerberger	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.04	134.44

Eagle Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Wienerberger. Eagle Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wienerberger, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Eagle Materials and Wienerberger, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eagle Materials	0	9	1	0	2.10
Wienerberger	1	3	0	0	1.75

Eagle Materials currently has a consensus price target of $222.56, indicating a potential upside of 5.75%. Given Eagle Materials’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Eagle Materials is more favorable than Wienerberger.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

96.1% of Eagle Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Eagle Materials shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Eagle Materials and Wienerberger’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eagle Materials	17.32%	26.87%	10.73%
Wienerberger	N/A	N/A	N/A

Dividends

Eagle Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Wienerberger pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Eagle Materials pays out 7.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wienerberger pays out 305.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Eagle Materials beats Wienerberger on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Eagle Materials

Eagle Materials Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells heavy construction materials and light building materials in the United States. It operates in four segments: Cement, Concrete and Aggregates, Gypsum Wallboard, and Recycled Paperboard. The company engages in the mining of limestone for the manufacture, production, distribution, and sale of Portland cement, including Portland limestone cement; grinding and sale of slag; and mining of gypsum for the manufacture and sale of gypsum wallboards used to finish the interior walls and ceilings in residential, commercial, and industrial structures, as well as well as containerboard and lightweight packaging grades; manufacture and sale of recycled paperboard to the gypsum wallboard industry and other paperboard converters; the sale of readymix concrete; and mining and sale of aggregates, such as crushed stone, sand, and gravel. Its products are used in commercial and residential construction; public construction projects to build, expand, and repair roads and highways; and repair and remodel activities. The company was formerly known as Centex Construction Products, Inc. and changed its name to Eagle Materials, Inc. in January 2004. Eagle Materials Inc. was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

About Wienerberger

Wienerberger AG produces and sells clay blocks, facing bricks, roof tiles, and pavers in Europe. It operates through Wienerberger Building Solutions, Wienerberger Piping Solutions, and North America segments. The company offers wall, façade, and roof system for single, two, and multi-family homes, and non-residential construction; paving and water management for gardens, pavements, and parking areas; and electrical cooling and heating installation, drinking water and wastewater, garden irrigation, irrigation systems and water storage. It also provides water management and wastewater disposal, supplies energy, data transfer, and special products; and pipe system solution to infrastructure, buildings, and agriculture. Wienerberger AG was founded in 1819 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.