James Hardie Industries plc ADR [NYSE: JHX] stock went on a downward path that fall over -2.54% on Monday, amounting to a one-week price increase of more than 9.67%.
Over the last 12 months, JHX stock dropped by -12.72%. The one-year James Hardie Industries plc ADR stock forecast points to a potential downside of -14394363.67. The average equity rating for JHX stock is currently 1.93, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.
The market cap for the stock reached $11.56 billion, with 429.82 million shares outstanding and 429.40 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 4.16M shares, JHX stock reached a trading volume of 16474370 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Guru’s Opinion on James Hardie Industries plc ADR [JHX]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for JHX shares is $28.90 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on JHX stock is a recommendation set at 1.93. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
William Blair have made an estimate for James Hardie Industries plc ADR shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Outperform, with their previous recommendation back on June 27, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, BofA Securities dropped their target price from $27.40 to $27.35. The new note on the price target was released on March 27, 2025, representing the official price target for James Hardie Industries plc ADR stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 5.35, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 1.82. Price to Free Cash Flow for JHX in the course of the last twelve months was 32.18 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.67.
JHX Stock Performance Analysis:
James Hardie Industries plc ADR [JHX] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 9.67. With this latest performance, JHX shares gained by 16.86% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -15.63% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -12.72% in the past year of trading.
Insight into James Hardie Industries plc ADR Fundamentals:
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and James Hardie Industries plc ADR [JHX] shares currently have an operating margin of 18.63% and a Gross Margin at 38.81%. James Hardie Industries plc ADR’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 10.92%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 8.34%, with Return on Assets sitting at 8.34%.
JHX Stock EPS
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for JHX. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for James Hardie Industries plc ADR go to 10.23%.
James Hardie Industries plc ADR [JHX] Institutonal Ownership Details
There are presently around $8.33%, or 8.33% of JHX stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of JHX stocks are: MORGAN STANLEY with ownership of 1.96 million shares, which is approximately 0.4536%. GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC, holding 0.98 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$30.81 million in JHX stocks shares; and GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC, currently with $$25.65 million in JHX stock with ownership which is approximately 0.1878%.
