Horizon Investments LLC Purchases New Shares in Crh Plc $CRH

Key Points

• Horizon Investments LLC established a new position in CRH, purchasing 10,410 shares in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1.299 million.
• Analyst sentiment is broadly positive — MarketBeat's consensus is a Moderate Buy with a $139.54 price target, and several firms (UBS, Citigroup, BNP Paribas Exane) recently raised ratings or price targets.
• CRH beat quarterly revenue and EPS estimates, set FY2026 guidance of 5.600–6.050 EPS (consensus ~5.94), and declared a $0.39 quarterly dividend (annualized yield ~1.4%).

Horizon Investments LLC purchased a new position in Crh Plc (NYSE:CRH - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 10,410 shares of the construction company's stock, valued at approximately $1,299,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in CRH by 158.5% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 8,670 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $763,000 after purchasing an additional 5,316 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its position in shares of CRH by 5.3% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 13,178 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $1,159,000 after buying an additional 658 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of CRH by 58.5% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,279 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $393,000 after buying an additional 1,579 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. grew its stake in shares of CRH by 18.9% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 228,288 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $20,957,000 after buying an additional 36,238 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Treasurer of the State of North Carolina raised its holdings in shares of CRH by 0.7% in the second quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 316,818 shares of the construction company's stock worth $29,084,000 after buying an additional 2,348 shares during the period. 62.50% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CRH has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. UBS Group boosted their price objective on CRH from $138.00 to $147.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 8th. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded CRH to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Morgan Stanley reiterated an "overweight" rating and set a $139.00 target price on shares of CRH in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of CRH from a "buy (b)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Citigroup raised their price target on shares of CRH from $142.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $139.54.

CRH Trading Up 2.2%

Shares of CRH stock opened at $114.98 on Thursday. Crh Plc has a twelve month low of $86.82 and a twelve month high of $131.55. The stock has a market capitalization of $76.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.36. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $110.74 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $117.80.

CRH (NYSE:CRH - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The construction company reported ($0.20) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.22) by $0.02. CRH had a return on equity of 15.37% and a net margin of 9.65%.The firm had revenue of $7.37 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.07 billion. The business's quarterly revenue was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis. CRH has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.600-6.050 EPS. Research analysts predict that Crh Plc will post 5.94 EPS for the current fiscal year.

CRH Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be issued a $0.39 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 15th. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. CRH's payout ratio is currently 28.89%.

CRH Company Profile

CRH plc, originally formed as Cement Roadstone Holdings in 1970 and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is a global building materials group. The company has grown from its Irish roots into one of the largest international suppliers of construction materials, expanding primarily through acquisitions and regional business development. CRH operates an integrated network of manufacturing and distribution businesses that serve both public and private construction markets.

CRH's core activities include the production and distribution of aggregates, cement, asphalt, ready-mixed concrete and other bulk materials, together with a broad range of value-added building products such as precast concrete, masonry, bricks, roofing products, pipe and drainage systems, and construction accessories.

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