James Hardie Industries - JHX Stock Forecast, Price & News

6 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for James Hardie Industries in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 1 hold rating and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" JHX shares.
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6 analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for James Hardie Industries' stock. Their JHX share price forecasts range from $29.80 to $29.80. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $29.80 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 22.0% from the stock's current price.
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James Hardie Industries' stock was trading at $17.94 at the beginning of the year. Since then, JHX stock has increased by 36.1% and is now trading at $24.42.
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James Hardie Industries saw a decrease in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 22,800 shares, a decrease of 26.7% from the December 31st total of 31,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 121,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, February 6th 2023.
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James Hardie Industries plc (NYSE:JHX) announced its earnings results on Monday, November, 7th. The construction company reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter. The construction company had revenue of $997.60 million for the quarter. James Hardie Industries had a net margin of 13.40% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 48.94%.

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 $0.22 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.96%. The dividend payout ratio is 18.80%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, JHX will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.18% 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 investors include Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. (0.10%), James Investment Research Inc. (0.01%), Signaturefd LLC (0.00%), Capricorn Fund Managers Ltd (0.00%), New York State Common Retirement Fund (0.00%) and Ronald Blue Trust Inc. (0.00%).

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One share of JHX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $24.42.

James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) has a market capitalization of $10.89 billion and generates $3.61 billion in revenue each year. The construction company earns $459.10 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.17 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 5,196 workers across the globe.

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.