A share price of James Hardie Industries plc [JHX] is currently trading at $27.72, up 1.06%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The JHX shares have gain 2.90% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -1.28%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
James Hardie Industries plc [NYSE: JHX] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on July 28, 2025, when Macquarie upgraded its rating to a Outperform. Previously, Robert W. Baird started tracking the stock with Outperform rating on July 11, 2025, and set its price target to $32. On June 27, 2025, William Blair initiated with a Outperform rating. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy and decreased its price target to $27.35 on March 27, 2025. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Overweight. Macquarie downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on March 24, 2025. In a note dated December 10, 2024, Truist initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $45 on this stock.
James Hardie Industries plc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $19.72 and $43.57. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $54.5 within the next 12 months. James Hardie Industries plc [NYSE: JHX] shares were valued at $27.72 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 96.61% based on the average JHX price forecast.
Analyzing the JHX fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for James Hardie Industries plc [NYSE:JHX] were 3.88B which represents -3.32% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.39% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.17%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.17%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.11%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.08, Equity is 0.21 and Total Capital is 0.15. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.56.
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Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for James Hardie Industries plc [NYSE:JHX] is 2.10. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.67, while the Cash Ratio is 0.69. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.14, the price to book ratio is 5.51 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 28.31.
