James Hardie Industries - JHX Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for James Hardie Industries in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research 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 the year. Since then, JHX stock has decreased by 51.6% and is now trading at $19.68.
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James Hardie Industries saw a drop in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 25,000 shares, a drop of 33.0% from the August 15th total of 37,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 94,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, November 14th 2022.
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James Hardie Industries plc (NYSE:JHX) announced its earnings results on Monday, November, 8th. The construction company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.01. The construction company earned $903.20 million during the quarter. James Hardie Industries had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 48.70% and a net margin of 13.28%.

James Hardie Industries declared 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.
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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 2.18%. The dividend payout ratio is 38.05%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, JHX will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.86% 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 many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (0.22%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (0.06%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.06%), Northern Trust Corp (0.05%), FMR LLC (0.02%) and Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. (0.01%).

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One share of JHX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $19.68.

James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) has a market capitalization of $8.77 billion and generates $3.61 billion in revenue each year. The construction company earns $459.10 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.13 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.