James Hardie Industries plc [JHX] stock is trading at $20.59, up 1.08%. 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 4.10% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -23.57%, 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 August 21, 2025, when UBS downgraded its rating to a Neutral. Previously, Jefferies started tracking the stock with Buy rating on August 08, 2025, and set its price target to $34. On July 28, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform. Robert W. Baird started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and suggested a price target of $32 on July 11, 2025. William Blair initiated its recommendation with a Outperform. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on March 27, 2025, and downed its price target to $27.35. In a note dated March 24, 2025, Morgan Stanley upgraded an Overweight rating on this stock.
James Hardie Industries plc [JHX] stock has fluctuated between $17.91 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 $20.59 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 164.69% 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.
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 20.34 points at the first support level, and at 20.10 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 20.89, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 21.20.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, James Hardie Industries plc’s Current Ratio is 3.76. As well, the Quick Ratio is 3.31, while the Cash Ratio is 0.46. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.15, the price to book ratio is 3.92 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 26.84.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Skelly Jonathan, Officer, that happened on Aug 28 ’25 when 30000.0 shares were purchased.
