CRH Plc [NYSE: CRH] loss -0.60% on the last trading session, reaching $95.89 price per share at the time.
CRH Plc represents 676.64 million in outstanding shares, while the company has a total market value of $64.82 billion with the latest information. CRH stock price has been found in the range of $95.61 to $96.56.
If compared to the average trading volume of 4.60M shares, CRH reached a trading volume of 3676011 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about CRH Plc [CRH]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for CRH shares is $112.63 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on CRH stock is a recommendation set at 1.50. 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.
DA Davidson have made an estimate for CRH Plc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on Jul-11-25. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Bernstein raised their target price to Outperform. The new note on the price target was released on May 13, 2025, representing the official price target for CRH Plc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $116, while HSBC Securities analysts kept a Buy rating on CRH stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 3.07, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 4.96. Price to Free Cash Flow for CRH in the course of the last twelve months was 27.73 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.07.
Trading performance analysis for CRH stock
CRH Plc [CRH] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 1.50. With this latest performance, CRH shares gained by 2.91% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 2.44% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 3.64% in the past year of trading.
CRH Plc [CRH]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and CRH Plc [CRH] shares currently have an operating margin of 13.66% and a Gross Margin at 35.57%. CRH Plc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 9.07%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 6.61%, with Return on Assets sitting at 6.61%.
CRH Plc [CRH]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
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 CRH. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for CRH Plc go to 8.52%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at CRH Plc [CRH]
There are presently around $87.58%, or 87.70% of CRH stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of CRH stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 38.91 million shares, which is approximately 5.6757%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 35.29 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$2.65 billion in CRH stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$2.19 billion in CRH stock with ownership which is approximately 4.2517%.
