Eagle Materials price target raised to $270 from $230 at JPMorgan

JPMorgan analyst Adrian Huerta raised the firm’s price target on Eagle Materials to $270 from $230 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. The firm reiterates a neutral view on the construction materials sector, “but with an increasingly bearish tilt.” JPMorgan’s thesis from a few months ago appears to be materializing and earnings are approaching their peak, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm says softness in some end-use sectors, even if only expected in the short term, will likely result in weaker price increases for the rest of the year and complicate the outlook for next year.