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The price of James Hardie Industries plc (NYSE: JHX) closed at $19.68 in the last session, up 2.45% from day before closing price of $19.21. In other words, the price has increased by $2.45 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.75 million shares were traded. JHX stock price reached its highest trading level at $19.69 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $19.245.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at JHX’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.96 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 28.11. 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.
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, Wolfe Research on September 30, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $25.
On August 08, 2025, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $34.Jefferies initiated its Buy rating on August 08, 2025, with a $34 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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 11394350080 and an Enterprise Value of 13632799744. As of this moment, James’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.66, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.07. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.01 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.75. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.601 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.41.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for JHX is 1.79, which has changed by -0.49619722 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17342639 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, JHX has reached a high of $39.32, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $17.85. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -13.83%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -26.54%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, JHX traded on average about 8.33M shares per day over the past 3-months and 7338830 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 578.60M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 576.06M. Insiders hold about 0.44% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 20.91% stake in the company. Shares short for JHX as of 1757894400 were 14466389 with a Short Ratio of 1.74, compared to 1755216000 on 7922234.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 3 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.14, with high estimates of $0.15 and low estimates of $0.14.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.84 and $0.8 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.83. EPS for the following year is $1.05, with 3.0 analysts recommending between $1.12 and $0.95.
Revenue Estimates
According to 9 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $1.19B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.26B to a low estimate of $1.14B. As of. The current estimate, James Hardie Industries plc’s year-ago sales were $960.8MFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.17B. There is a high estimate of $1.21B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.13B.
A total of 17 analysts have provided revenue estimates for JHX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.76B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.44B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.59B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.88BBased on 17 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.41B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $5.73B and the low estimate is $5.21B.
