Recent Analysts’ Ratings Updates for James Hardie Industries (JHX)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of James Hardie Industries (NYSE: JHX) in the last few weeks:

• 3/27/2025 – James Hardie Industries was upgraded by analysts at Bank of America Co. from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $27.35 price target on the stock, down previously from $27.40.
• 3/24/2025 – James Hardie Industries was given a new $55.00 price target on by analysts at Raymond James.
• 3/24/2025 – James Hardie Industries was given a new $45.00 price target on by analysts at Truist Financial Co..
• 3/24/2025 – James Hardie Industries was upgraded by analysts at Morgan Stanley from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating.
• 3/24/2025 – James Hardie Industries was downgraded by analysts at Macquarie from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating.
• 3/21/2025 – James Hardie Industries was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 3/8/2025 – James Hardie Industries was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 2/28/2025 – James Hardie Industries was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 2/20/2025 – James Hardie Industries was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.

James Hardie Industries Price Performance

JHX stock traded down $0.75 during trading on Thursday, reaching $22.98. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,992,447 shares, compared to its average volume of 278,360. The company’s fifty day moving average is $30.97 and its 200-day moving average is $33.33. James Hardie Industries plc has a 1 year low of $22.53 and a 1 year high of $43.57. The company has a market capitalization of $9.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.16 and a beta of 1.84. The company has a quick ratio of 1.50, a current ratio of 2.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52.

James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The construction company reported $0.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.01. James Hardie Industries had a return on equity of 33.65% and a net margin of 11.15%. The company had revenue of $953.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $967.63 million. On average, research analysts expect that James Hardie Industries plc will post 1.39 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On James Hardie Industries

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. TD Private Client Wealth LLC lifted its stake in James Hardie Industries by 45.3% in the 4th quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 972 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 303 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its holdings in shares of James Hardie Industries by 4.4% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 8,551 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $315,000 after purchasing an additional 359 shares during the last quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. lifted its position in shares of James Hardie Industries by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 52,416 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,615,000 after buying an additional 420 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC boosted its stake in James Hardie Industries by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 18,074 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $616,000 after buying an additional 433 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its holdings in James Hardie Industries by 9.5% during the 4th quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 5,220 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $161,000 after buying an additional 453 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 7.96% of the company’s stock.

James Hardie Industries plc manufactures and sells fiber cement, fiber gypsum, and cement bonded building products for interior and exterior building construction applications primarily in the United States, Australia, Europe, New Zealand, and the Philippines. The company operates through North America Fiber Cement, Asia Pacific Fiber Cement, and Europe Building Products segments.