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After finishing at $90.99 in the prior trading day, CRH Plc (NYSE: CRH) closed at $91.12, up 0.14%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.14 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.89 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CRH by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 18.38 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 26.35. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.07 and its Current Ratio is at 1.63. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.80 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.72.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Bernstein on May 13, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $115.
On October 29, 2024, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $110.Barclays initiated its Overweight rating on October 29, 2024, with a $110 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 13 ’25 when ORiordain Padraig bought 1,492 shares for $99.16 per share. The transaction valued at 147,941 led to the insider holds 1,492 shares of the business.
Mintern Denis James sold 4,097 shares of CRH for $421,693 on Mar 03 ’25. The Chief Executive Officer now owns 35,757 shares after completing the transaction at $102.93 per share. On Mar 03 ’25, another insider, Connolly Alan, who serves as the insider of the company, sold 10,680 shares for $102.93 each. As a result, the insider received 1,099,262 and left with 52,341 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, CRH’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.28, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.39. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.24. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.72 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.92.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, CRH has reached a high of $110.97, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $71.18. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.50%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.63%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 676.64M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 676.39M. Insiders hold about 0.21% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.94% stake in the company.
