Why James Hardie Industries plc’s (JHX) Stock Is Up 5.47%
As of Thursday, October 15, James Hardie Industries plc’s JHX share price has surged by 5.47%, which has investors questioning if this is right time to sell.Jenna Brashear
| SECTOR | INDUSTRY |
| Materials | Construction Materials |
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| Share Statistics | JHX | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $15,009.5 | $3,027.9 | 83% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 584.3 | 111.0 | 90% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 99.5% | 75.7% | 89% |
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| Float (Mil) | 549.8 | 129.2 | 86% |
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| Beta | 1.03 | 0.75 | 62% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 7,294 | 103 | 94% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
14.5% | 69.2% | 65% |
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| Growth | JHX | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 10.7% | 5.3% | 61% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | (16.9%) | 7.0% | 23% |
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| EPS (5yr) | (20.3%) | 10.2% | 13 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | (29.2%) | (15.7%) | 20% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 4 | 9 | 9 | |
| Current EPS | $0.329 | $1.349 | $1.581 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $0.329 | $1.381 | $1.622 | |
| # Rev Up | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| # Rev Down | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $0.294 | $1.305 | $1.611 | |
| Year/Year Chg | 82.8% | 610.0% | 981.6% | |
| Financials | JHX | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $5,411 | $3,847 | 76% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $146 | $140 | 64% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $0.251 | $0.700 | 48% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $727 | $566 | 76% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | ($1,790) | $23 | 2% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $4,438 | $1,776 | 84% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $22,059 | $5,361 | 85% |
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| Valuation | JHX | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | 2.29 | 2.32 | 59% |
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| P/E | 104.5 | 21.6 | 94% |
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| Dividend Yield | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | na | 1.8 | na |
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| Ratios | JHX | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Gross Margin | 36.8% | 32.1% | 45% |
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| Net Margin | 2.7% | 7.5% | 40% |
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| ROA | 1.4% | 2.5% | 51% |
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| ROE | 3.3% | 5.1% | 40% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 51.5% | 48.3% | 44% |
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| F-Score | 3 | 5 | 18% |
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Passing Stock Screens
As of 10/16/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies,
| Performance Since Inception: | 11.2% |
| +/- S&P 500: | +3.7 |
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