James Hardie Industries - JHX Stock Forecast, Price & News

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for James Hardie Industries in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" JHX shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in JHX, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
View JHX analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.

5 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for James Hardie Industries' stock. Their JHX share price forecasts range from $29.80 to $29.80. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $29.80 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 42.0% from the stock's current price.
View analysts price targets for JHX or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.

James Hardie Industries' stock was trading at $40.69 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, JHX stock has decreased by 48.4% and is now trading at $20.99.
View the best growth stocks for 2022 here.

James Hardie Industries saw a increase in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 45,300 shares, an increase of 47.1% from the October 31st total of 30,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 124,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days.
View James Hardie Industries' Short Interest.

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, February 6th 2023.
View our JHX earnings forecast.

James Hardie Industries plc (NYSE:JHX) announced its earnings results on Monday, November, 8th. The construction company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.34 by $0.01. The construction company had revenue of $903.20 million for the quarter. James Hardie Industries had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 48.94% and a net margin of 13.40%.

James Hardie Industries announced a Semi-Annual dividend on Tuesday, May 17th. Stockholders 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.
Read our dividend analysis for JHX.

James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) pays an annual dividend of $0.43 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.07%. The dividend payout ratio is 36.75%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, JHX will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.45% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
Read our dividend analysis for JHX.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other James Hardie Industries investors own include General Mills (GIS), General Motors (GM), International Business Machines (IBM), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Pfizer (PFE), Wells Fargo & Company (WFC), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN), Actinium Pharmaceuticals (ATNM) and BCE (BCE).

James Hardie Industries trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "JHX."

James Hardie Industries' stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (0.17%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (0.06%), Jane Street Group LLC (0.04%), OLD Mission Capital LLC (0.02%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.02%) and Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.01%).

Shares of JHX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
Compare Top Brokerages Here.

One share of JHX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $20.99.

James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) has a market capitalization of $9.35 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.