Head to head
James Hardie Industries vs CRH PLC
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: JHX · CRH
JHX
James Hardie Industries
24.61-3.60%
1-year price shape — +13% over the period
Quant Rating C · 64/100
vs
CRH
CRH PLC
81.46-2.56%
1-year price shape — -29% over the period
Quant Rating E · 11/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
CRH PLC edges it on the scoreable measures. CRH PLC trades cheapest on trailing earnings; CRH PLC pays the highest dividend yield; CRH PLC earns the most per share.
| JHX | CRH | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Building Materials | Building Materials |
| Last price | 24.61 | 81.46 |
| Change today | -3.60% | -2.56% |
| 1-year return | +13.3% | -29.0% |
| Market cap | $14.29B | $54.19B |
| 52-week range | 16.46 – 31.43 | 80.13 – 130.09 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 111.86 | 14.39 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 93rd | 33rd |
| P/B | 2.18 | 2.25 |
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 1.87% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 0.19 | 5.51 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $110.30M | $3.67B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $5.41B | $38.63B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +63.9% | +5.6% |
| Gross margin | 35.9% | 36.2% |
| Operating margin | 14.6% | 14.1% |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 9.9% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $352.40M | $2.77B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 95.1% | 88.3% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 31 buy / 13 sell | 30 buy / 18 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 2.6% | 1.8% |
| Analyst consensus | 89% buy / 11% hold (9) | 100% buy (11) |
| Analyst price target | $34 (+38%) | $135 (+65%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | C (64) | E (11) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 7,500 | 83,032 |
| Founded | 2010 | 1949 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.