Crh Plc (NYSE:CRH) Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.37

Key Points

• Crh Plc declared a quarterly dividend of $0.37 per share, to be distributed on September 24th to shareholders of record as of August 22nd.
• For its recent quarter, CRH reported earnings of ($0.12) per share, falling short of analyst expectations, with revenue at $6.76 billion compared to estimates of $6.77 billion.
• The company has a market capitalization of $65.96 billion and a price-to-earnings (PE) ratio of 20.68, with shares trading at $97.63.

Crh Plc (NYSE:CRH - Get Free Report) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 6th, RTT News reports. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 22nd will be given a dividend of 0.37 per share by the construction company on Wednesday, September 24th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%.

CRH Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:CRH traded down $0.32 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $97.63. The company had a trading volume of 4,665,386 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,606,255. CRH has a one year low of $75.65 and a one year high of $110.97. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $93.38 and a 200 day moving average price of $94.83. The company has a market capitalization of $65.96 billion, a PE ratio of 20.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.26.

CRH (NYSE:CRH - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 5th. The construction company reported ($0.12) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.06) by ($0.06). The company had revenue of $6.76 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.77 billion. CRH had a net margin of 9.17% and a return on equity of 15.88%. Research analysts expect that CRH will post 5.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About CRH

CRH plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides building materials solutions in Ireland and internationally. It operates through four segments: Americas Materials Solutions, Americas Building Solutions, Europe Materials Solutions, and Europe Building Solutions. The company provides solutions for the construction and maintenance of public infrastructure and commercial and residential buildings; and produces and sells aggregates, cement, readymixed concrete, and asphalt, as well as provides paving and construction services.

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