Eagle Materials (EXP) – Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

Eagle Materials (NYSE: EXP) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 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.
• 9/11/2026 – Eagle Materials had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 9/9/2026 – Eagle Materials had its “equal weight” rating reaffirmed by Wells Fargo & Company. They now have a $196.00 price target on the stock, down from $231.00.
• 9/9/2026 – Eagle Materials was downgraded by Citigroup Inc. from “neutral” to “cautious”.
• 9/9/2026 – Eagle Materials was downgraded by Wells Fargo & Company from “overweight” to “equal weight”. They now have a $196.00 price target on the stock, down from $231.00.
• 8/24/2026 – Eagle Materials is now covered by DA Davidson. They set a “neutral” rating and a $220.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/24/2026 – Eagle Materials was upgraded by DA Davidson to “hold”.
• 8/10/2026 – Eagle Materials had its price target lowered by Citigroup Inc. from $240.00 to $232.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Eagle Materials had its price target raised by Stephens from $225.00 to $230.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Eagle Materials had its price target lowered by Wells Fargo & Company from $240.00 to $231.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/27/2026 – Eagle Materials was downgraded by Zacks Research from “strong-buy” to “hold”.

Eagle Materials Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 13th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 14th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 14th. Eagle Materials’s dividend payout ratio is currently 7.91%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Eagle Materials

In other Eagle Materials news, SVP Tony Thompson sold 3,074 shares of Eagle Materials stock in a transaction on Monday, August 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $203.96, for a total transaction of $626,973.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 10,142 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,068,562.32. The trade was a 23.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock.

Eagle Materials Inc (NYSE: EXP) is a U.S.-based manufacturer of essential building materials used in residential, commercial and infrastructure construction. The company produces and distributes cement, ready-mix concrete, crushed stone and sand, as well as gypsum wallboard.

Its cement business supplies materials for concrete production and construction projects, while its concrete and aggregates operations provide ready-mix concrete and construction aggregates. Through its American Gypsum operations, Eagle Materials manufactures gypsum wallboard used in interior walls and ceilings.

Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Eagle Materials serves regional construction markets primarily across the United States, with operations concentrated in states including Texas, Colorado, Nevada and Oklahoma.