Are CRH Plc (CRH) stocks a prudent buy?

Kevin Freeman

CRH Plc [CRH] stock is trading at $126.4, down -0.46%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The CRH shares have gain 5.78% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 11.46%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Previously, UBS started tracking the stock with Buy rating on October 14, 2025, and set its price target to $138. On October 08, 2025, Wells Fargo initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned a price target of $135 on the stock. DA Davidson downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on July 10, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $105. In a note dated May 13, 2025, Bernstein initiated an Outperform rating and provided a target price of $115 on this stock.

CRH Plc [CRH] stock has fluctuated between $76.75 and $127.20 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $136.6 within the next 12 months. CRH Plc [NYSE: CRH] shares were valued at $126.4 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 8.07% based on the average CRH price forecast.

Analyzing the CRH fundamentals

CRH Plc [NYSE:CRH] reported sales of 36.90B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 5.27%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.36% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.14%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.12%, 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 0.13 and Total Capital is 0.1. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.77.

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 125.25 points at the first support level, and at 124.10 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 127.49, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 128.59.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, CRH Plc’s Current Ratio is 1.45. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.02, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.33. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.29, the price to book ratio is 3.64 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 25.15.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Lake Randy, Chief Operating Officer, that happened on Aug 12 ’25 when 40000.0 shares were sold. Group General Counsel, ORiordain Padraig completed a deal on May 13 ’25 to buy 1492.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chief Executive Officer Mintern Denis James sold 4097.0 shares on Mar 03 ’25.

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