NYSE:JHXJames Hardie Industries Stock Price, Forecast & News

James Hardie Industries' stock was trading at $16.01 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, JHX shares have increased by 42.3% and is now trading at $22.78.
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7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for James Hardie Industries in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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James Hardie Industries is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 5th 2020.
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James Hardie Industries plc (NYSE:JHX) announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August, 10th. The construction company reported $0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.20. James Hardie Industries had a net margin of 9.26% and a return on equity of 31.85%.
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7 analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for James Hardie Industries' shares. Their forecasts range from $23.00 to $23.00. On average, they expect James Hardie Industries' stock price to reach $23.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 1.0% from the stock's current price.
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News headlines about JHX stock have been trending positive on Friday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. James Hardie Industries earned a news impact score of 2.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the construction company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days.
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James Hardie Industries saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 39,900 shares, an increase of 31.3% from the June 15th total of 30,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 48,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days.
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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 variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (0.13%), UBS Group AG (0.01%), Calamos Wealth Management LLC (0.01%), FMR LLC (0.01%), PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (0.01%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.01%).

JHX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., UBS Group AG, Principal Financial Group Inc., US Bancorp DE, and Parallel Advisors LLC.

JHX stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Calamos Wealth Management LLC, Natixis Advisors L.P., FMR LLC, PNC Financial Services Group Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, James Investment Research Inc., Bank of Montreal Can, and Comerica Bank.

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

One share of JHX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $22.78.

James Hardie Industries has a market capitalization of $10.07 billion and generates $2.61 billion in revenue each year. The construction company earns $241.50 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.73 on an earnings per share basis. James Hardie Industries employs 4,869 workers across the globe.

The official website for James Hardie Industries is www.ir.jameshardie.com.au.

James Hardie Industries' mailing address is EUROPA HOUSE SECOND FLOOR HARCOURT CENTRE HARCOURT STREET, DUBLIN L2, DUBLIN 2. The construction company can be reached via phone at 353-1411-6924 or via email at [email protected]