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James Hardie Industries plc ADR (NYSE: JHX) closed the day trading at $24.73 down -2.06% from the previous closing price of $25.25. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.33 million shares were traded. JHX stock price reached its highest trading level at $25.11 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $24.69.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of JHX, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 14.53 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 30.93. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.67 and its Current Ratio is at 2.18. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.57 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.55.
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 the company, BofA Securities on March 27, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $27.35 from $27.40 previously.
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 10678958080 and an Enterprise Value of 11277634560. As of this moment, James’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.61, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.98. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.29. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.72 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.06. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.884 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.358.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for JHX is 1.76, which has changed by -0.19050735 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11936104 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 -0.63%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -22.55%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, JHX traded about 2.20M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, JHX traded about 2171160 shares per day. A total of 429.79M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 429.40M. Shares short for JHX as of 1745971200 were 22237360 with a Short Ratio of 10.11, compared to 1743379200 on 9020635. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 22237360 and a Short% of Float of 5.1799998.
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.
Earnings Estimates
The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0, with high estimates of $0 and low estimates of $0.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.9 and $1.59 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.74. EPS for the following year is $2.19, with 1.0 analysts recommending between $2.19 and $2.19.
Revenue Estimates
4 analysts predict $992.38M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $998.72M to a low estimate of $984.67M. As of the current estimate, James Hardie Industries plc ADR’s year-ago sales were $991.9MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $986.5M. There is a high estimate of $993.69M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $978.5M.
A total of 15 analysts have provided revenue estimates for JHX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.98B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.01B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.28B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.88BBased on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $4.55B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.79B and the low estimate is $4.45B.
