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In the latest session, James Hardie Industries plc (NYSE: JHX) closed at $20.03 down -2.05% from its previous closing price of $20.45. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.05 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.31 million shares were traded. JHX stock price reached its highest trading level at $20.4 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $19.86.
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 5.05 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 28.64. 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 October 29, 2025, Oppenheimer started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $28.
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 11602423808 and an Enterprise Value of 13835799552. As of this moment, James’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.11, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.52. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 435.25. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.06 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.82. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.655 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.61.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for JHX is 1.80, which has changed by -0.3668731 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15566266 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, JHX has reached a high of $37.65, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $17.85. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.10%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -21.50%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, JHX has traded an average of 7.86M shares per day and 4521750 over the past ten days. A total of 579.18M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 577.27M. Insiders hold about 0.33% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 36.17% stake in the company. Shares short for JHX as of 1760486400 were 19533924 with a Short Ratio of 2.48, compared to 1757894400 on 14509482.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of James Hardie Industries plc (JHX) is currently attracting attention from 4 analysts actively involved in rating its market status.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.15, with high estimates of $0.18 and low estimates of $0.13.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.01 and $0.9 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.94. EPS for the following year is $1.14, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $1.17 and $1.07.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 11 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $1.28B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $1.3B to a low estimate of $1.22B. As of. The current estimate, James Hardie Industries plc’s year-ago sales were $960.8MFor the next quarter, 11 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.17B. There is a high estimate of $1.23B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.13B.
A total of 20 analysts have provided revenue estimates for JHX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.9B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.51B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.75B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.88BBased on 20 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.59B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6.14B and the low estimate is $5.39B.
