CRH Plc (NYSE: CRH) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 0.06 compared to its previous closing price of 92.46. However, the company has seen a fall of -1.83% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-12-24 that CRH plc is recovering better than its peers, expanding its market presence, and has improved profitability. Their comprehensive portfolio enables the company to enjoy competitive pricing. This led to their growing revenue and margins, despite the challenging operating environment, CRH has positive growth projections in FY 2024.
Is It Worth Investing in CRH Plc (NYSE: CRH) Right Now?
CRH Plc (NYSE: CRH) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.50x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for CRH is 1.38. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 13 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 3 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for CRH is 673.34M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.81% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CRH on January 01, 2025 was 3.58M shares.
CRH’s Market Performance
The stock of CRH Plc (CRH) has seen a -1.83% decrease in the past week, with a -9.53% drop in the past month, and a 1.85% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.21%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.70% for CRH. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -4.80% for CRH’s stock, with a simple moving average of 6.75% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CRH
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CRH stocks, with HSBC Securities repeating the rating for CRH by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for CRH in the upcoming period, according to HSBC Securities is $116 based on the research report published on November 11, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CRH reach a price target of $110. The rating they have provided for CRH stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on October 29th, 2024.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Overweight” to CRH, setting the target price at $88 in the report published on July 09th of the previous year.
CRH Trading at -5.30% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CRH to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -11.23% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.70%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.21%, as shares sank -9.70% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -1.03% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CRH fell by -1.83%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +10.94% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $97.19. In addition, CRH Plc saw 33.78% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Stock Fundamentals for CRH
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.13 for the present operating margin
- 0.35 for the gross margin
The net margin for CRH Plc stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.12. Equity return is now at value 15.83, with 6.99 for asset returns.
Based on CRH Plc (CRH), the company’s capital structure generated 0.39 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.37. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.63. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 7.84.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 6.02 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.75. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.1. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.94for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.73. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.39.
Conclusion
In conclusion, CRH Plc (CRH) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
