Weekly Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Eagle Materials (EXP)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Eagle Materials (NYSE: EXP):

• 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 Corporation 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 Inc. 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.
• 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”.

Eagle Materials Announces Dividend

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Tony Thompson sold 3,074 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $203.96, for a total transaction of $626,973.04. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 10,142 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,068,562.32. This represents a 23.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock.

Eagle Materials Inc (NYSE: EXP) is a Dallas-based manufacturer of basic building materials used in residential, commercial and infrastructure construction. Its primary products include Portland cement, ready-mixed concrete, aggregates, gypsum wallboard and gypsum paperboard.

The company operates through businesses focused on cement, concrete and aggregates, and gypsum wallboard and paperboard. Its materials are sold primarily in the United States, with production and distribution operations serving markets across several regions, including the central, southern and southwestern parts of the country.

Eagle Materials traces its origins to the construction-materials operations formerly associated with Centex Corporation and became an independent, publicly traded company in 1994.