Kennedy Capital Management LLC Grows Position in Eagle Materials Inc $EXP

Posted by Geri Gentry on Jun 14th, 2026

Kennedy Capital Management LLC increased its position in Eagle Materials Inc (NYSE:EXP – Free Report) by 7.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 117,442 shares of the construction company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,534 shares during the quarter. Kennedy Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.37% of Eagle Materials worth $24,273,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Eagle Materials in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Clearstead Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Eagle Materials by 266.7% in the 4th quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 132 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the period. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Eagle Materials in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its stake in shares of Eagle Materials by 389.3% in the 4th quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 137 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 109 shares during the period. Finally, Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Eagle Materials in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently commented on EXP. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and issued a $200.00 target price on shares of Eagle Materials in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Eagle Materials from $240.00 to $246.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Zacks Research upgraded Eagle Materials from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. Citigroup lowered their price objective on Eagle Materials from $224.00 to $217.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Eagle Materials from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Eagle Materials has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $224.30.

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Eagle Materials Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of NYSE:EXP opened at $214.86 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $205.45 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $211.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.38 and a beta of 1.37. Eagle Materials Inc has a 12-month low of $171.99 and a 12-month high of $243.64. The company has a current ratio of 3.66, a quick ratio of 2.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18.

Eagle Materials (NYSE:EXP – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 19th. The construction company reported $1.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.59 by $0.32. The business had revenue of $479.11 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $451.99 million. Eagle Materials had a return on equity of 28.27% and a net margin of 18.36%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.00 earnings per share. On average, research analysts anticipate that Eagle Materials Inc will post 13.02 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Eagle Materials Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 20th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. Eagle Materials’s payout ratio is presently 7.62%.

Eagle Materials Profile

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Eagle Materials Inc (NYSE:EXP) is a Dallas, Texas–based manufacturer of building materials serving construction and heavy industry markets across the United States. The company’s primary products include portland and masonry cements, gypsum wallboard, lightweight aggregate, paperboard packaging, and roofing granules. These product lines support a wide range of end uses—from residential and commercial buildings to infrastructure projects and industrial applications.

Since its spin-off from a major homebuilding company in 2004, Eagle Materials has grown through targeted facility expansions and strategic acquisitions.