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In the latest session, James Hardie Industries plc (NYSE: JHX) closed at $26.68 down -3.02% from its previous closing price of $27.51. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.02 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.02 million shares were traded. JHX stock price reached its highest trading level at $27.47 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $26.6.
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 19.76 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 43.79. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.67 and its Current Ratio is at 2.10. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.56 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.54.
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, Robert W. Baird on July 11, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $32.
BofA Securities Upgraded its Underperform to Buy on March 27, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $27.40 to $27.35.
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 15933642752 and an Enterprise Value of 12204140544. As of this moment, James’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.25, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.08. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.71. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.98 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.31. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.147 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.337.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for JHX is 1.75, which has changed by -0.22979212 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10611236 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 $19.72. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.66%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -11.71%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, JHX has traded an average of 5.31M shares per day and 12000510 over the past ten days. A total of 578.60M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 574.92M. Insiders hold about 0.64% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 6.62% stake in the company. Shares short for JHX as of 1749772800 were 38166045 with a Short Ratio of 7.75, compared to 1747267200 on 23898711. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 38166045 and a Short% of Float of 8.89.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.27. The current Payout Ratio is 0.00% for JHX, which recently paid a dividend on 2022-05-26 with an ex-dividend date of 1653523200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-09-22 when the company split stock in a 5:1 ratio.
