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In the latest session, James Hardie Industries plc (NYSE: JHX) closed at $19.27 down -0.10% from its previous closing price of $19.29. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.10 from its previous closing price. On the day, 9.91 million shares were traded. JHX stock price reached its highest trading level at $19.45 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $18.955.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of James Hardie Industries plc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.86 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.53. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.31 and its Current Ratio is at 3.76. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.16 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.15.
On August 08, 2025, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $34.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 28 ’25 when Skelly Jonathan bought 30,000 shares for $20.61 per share.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, JHX now has a Market Capitalization of 11156967424 and an Enterprise Value of 13395000320. As of this moment, James’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.12, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.73. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.95 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.67. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.539 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.176.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for JHX is 1.80, which has changed by -0.50168085 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1653893 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, JHX has reached a high of $43.57, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $17.91. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -19.91%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -29.80%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, JHX has traded an average of 8.44M shares per day and 5870460 over the past ten days. A total of 578.60M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 576.03M. Insiders hold about 0.44% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 18.32% stake in the company. Shares short for JHX as of 1756425600 were 14466389 with a Short Ratio of 1.71, compared to 1753920000 on 7286577.
