James Hardie Industries - JHX Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for James Hardie Industries in the last year. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" JHX shares.
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James Hardie Industries' stock was trading at $40.69 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, JHX shares have decreased by 36.4% and is now trading at $25.87.
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James Hardie Industries saw a decline in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 35,600 shares, a decline of 53.2% from the July 15th total of 76,100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 98,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, August 15th 2022.
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James Hardie Industries plc (NYSE:JHX) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May, 16th. The construction company reported $0.40 earnings per share for the quarter. The construction company had revenue of $968.20 million for the quarter. James Hardie Industries had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 48.48% and a net margin of 12.70%.

James Hardie Industries declared a Semi-Annual dividend on Tuesday, May 17th. Investors of record on Friday, May 27th will be given a dividend of $0.215 per share on Wednesday, June 29th. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 26th.
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James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) pays an annual dividend of $0.43 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.70%. The dividend payout ratio is 41.75%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, JHX will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.29% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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James Hardie Industries trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "JHX."

James Hardie Industries' stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.06%), FMR LLC (0.02%), Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. (0.01%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.01%), US Bancorp DE (0.01%) and Brinker Capital Investments LLC (0.00%).

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One share of JHX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $25.87.

James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) has a market capitalization of $11.52 billion and generates $3.61 billion in revenue each year. The construction company earns $459.10 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.03 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 5,196 workers across the globe.

James Hardie Industries was founded in 1888.

James Hardie Industries' mailing address is EUROPA HOUSE SECOND FLOOR HARCOURT CENTRE HARCOURT STREET, DUBLIN L2, DUBLIN 2. The official website for the company is www.ir.jameshardie.com.au. The construction company can be reached via phone at (531) 411-6924, via email at investor.relations@jameshardie.com, or via fax at 353-1479-1128.