James Hardie Industries plc [JHX] stock prices are down -0.27% to $18.63 at the moment. 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 11.62% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -16.61%, 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 November 19, 2025, when Vertical Research upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $21 for it. Previously, Citigroup upgraded its rating to Buy on November 04, 2025. On October 29, 2025, Oppenheimer initiated with an Outperform rating and assigned a price target of $28 on the stock. Vertical Research started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating. Wolfe Research initiated its recommendation with an Outperform and recommended $25 as its price target on September 30, 2025. UBS downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on August 21, 2025. In a note dated August 08, 2025, Jefferies initiated a Buy rating and provided a target price of $34 on this stock.
The stock price of James Hardie Industries plc [JHX] has been fluctuating between $16.46 and $37.65 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $34 within the next 12 months. James Hardie Industries plc [NYSE: JHX] shares were valued at $18.63 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 82.5% based on the average JHX price forecast.
Analyzing the JHX fundamentals
The James Hardie Industries plc [NYSE:JHX] reported sales of 4.12B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 34.49%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.38% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.15%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.13%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.09%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.16 and Total Capital is 0.09. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.16.
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 18.28 points at the first support level, and at 17.93 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 18.84, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 19.05.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that James Hardie Industries plc [NYSE:JHX]’s Current Ratio is 1.79. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.23, while the Cash Ratio is 0.46. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.62, the price to book ratio is 1.71 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 39.02.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Skelly Jonathan, Officer, that happened on Aug 28 ’25 when 30000.0 shares were purchased.
