James Hardie Industries plc [JHX] stock is trading at $21.29, down -2.87%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The JHX shares have gain 4.31% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 6.40%, 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 September 30, 2025, when Wolfe Research initiated its Outperform rating and assigned the stock a price target of $25. Previously, UBS downgraded its rating to Neutral on August 21, 2025. On August 08, 2025, Jefferies initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $34 on the stock. Macquarie upgraded its rating to a Outperform. Robert W. Baird initiated its recommendation with a Outperform and recommended $32 as its price target on July 11, 2025. In a note dated March 27, 2025, BofA Securities upgraded a Buy rating on this stock and revised its target price from $27.40 to $27.35.
James Hardie Industries plc [JHX] stock has fluctuated between $17.85 and $37.77 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $45.2 within the next 12 months. James Hardie Industries plc [NYSE: JHX] shares were valued at $21.29 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 112.31% based on the average JHX price forecast.
Analyzing the JHX fundamentals
James Hardie Industries plc [NYSE:JHX] reported sales of 3.79B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -9.28%. 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. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.16.
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Ratios To Look Out For
For context, James Hardie Industries plc’s Current Ratio is 3.76. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 3.31 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.46. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.25, the price to book ratio is 4.06 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 27.76.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Skelly Jonathan, Officer, that happened on Aug 28 ’25 when 30000.0 shares were purchased.
