CRH (NYSE:CRH) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

CRH (NYSE:CRH) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 5.600-6.050 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 6.090. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CRH has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of CRH in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on shares of CRH from $152.00 to $150.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 7th. BNP Paribas Exane raised shares of CRH to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of CRH from $138.00 to $133.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, DA Davidson lifted their target price on CRH from $110.00 to $116.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $135.87.

CRH Stock Performance

NYSE CRH traded up $2.84 on Wednesday, reaching $124.86. The company had a trading volume of 5,665,990 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,799,998. The company’s fifty day moving average is $125.29 and its 200-day moving average is $118.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $83.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.33. CRH has a 1-year low of $76.75 and a 1-year high of $131.55.

CRH (NYSE:CRH) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The construction company reported $1.52 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.20 by ($0.68). The firm had revenue of $5.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.15 billion. CRH had a net margin of 9.30% and a return on equity of 16.25%. CRH has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.600-6.050 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that CRH will post 5.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of CRH

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CRH. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of CRH by 81.3% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 24,895,205 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $3,106,927,000 after purchasing an additional 11,167,189 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in CRH by 60.2% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,240,522 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $529,217,000 after purchasing an additional 1,592,778 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its position in CRH by 286.6% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 2,140,571 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $267,145,000 after buying an additional 1,586,810 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in CRH by 33.4% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 5,566,178 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $694,659,000 after buying an additional 1,392,573 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised its stake in CRH by 13.7% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 9,742,448 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $1,215,858,000 after buying an additional 1,177,283 shares during the period. 62.50% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About CRH

CRH plc, originally formed as Cement Roadstone Holdings in 1970 and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is a global building materials group. The company has grown from its Irish roots into one of the largest international suppliers of construction materials, expanding primarily through acquisitions and regional business development. CRH operates an integrated network of manufacturing and distribution businesses that serve both public and private construction markets.

CRH’s core activities include the production and distribution of aggregates, cement, asphalt, ready-mixed concrete and other bulk materials, together with a broad range of value-added building products such as precast concrete, masonry, bricks, roofing products, pipe and drainage systems, and construction accessories.