James Hardie Industries plc [JHX] stock is trading at $28.02, down -0.67%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The JHX shares have gain 6.42% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 1.85%, and 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 August 08, 2025, when Jefferies initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $34. Previously, Macquarie upgraded its rating to Outperform on July 28, 2025. On July 11, 2025, Robert W. Baird initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned a price target of $32 on the stock. William Blair started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy and reduced its price target to $27.35 on March 27, 2025. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on March 24, 2025. In a note dated March 24, 2025, Macquarie downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock.
James Hardie Industries plc [JHX] stock has fluctuated between $19.72 and $43.57 over the past year. 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 $28.02 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 94.5% based on the average JHX price forecast.
Analyzing the JHX fundamentals
James Hardie Industries plc [NYSE:JHX] reported sales of 3.88B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -3.32%. 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. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.56.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 27.74 points at the first support level, and at 27.47 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 28.36, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 28.71.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, James Hardie Industries plc’s Current Ratio is 2.10. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.67, while the Cash Ratio is 0.69. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.18, the price to book ratio is 5.57 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 28.62.
