In the latest trading session,, 0.64 million CRH Plc (NYSE:CRH) shares changed hands as the company’s beta touched 1.24. With the company’s most recent per share price at $96.25 changed hands at -$0.47 or -0.49% at last look, the market valuation stands at $65.06B. CRH’s current price is a discount, trading about -15.29% off its 52-week high of $110.97. The share price had its 52-week low at $71.18, which suggests the last value was 26.05% up since then.
Analysts gave the CRH Plc (CRH) stock a consensus recommendation rating of Buy, calculated at a mean rating of 1.46. If we narrow down to specifics, the data shows that 1 out of 8 analysts rate the stock as a Sell, with a further 0 assigning it an Overweight rating. Of the remaining, 1 recommended CRH as a Hold, 6 felt it is a Buy and 0 rated the stock as Underweight.
CRH Plc (NYSE:CRH) trade information
Instantly CRH was in red as seen in intraday trades today. With action -1.26%, the performance over the past five days has been red. The company’s shares are showing year-to-date upside of 4.03%, with the 5-day performance at -1.26% in the red. However, in the 30-day time frame, CRH Plc (NYSE:CRH) is 12.28% up.
The consensus price target for the stock as assigned by Wall Street analysts is 114, meaning bulls need an upside of 15.57% from its recent market value. According to analyst projections, CRH’s forecast low is 108 with 120 as the target high. To hit the forecast high, the stock’s price needs a -24.68% plunge from its current level, while the stock would need to soar -12.21% for it to hit the projected low.
Looking at the company’s year-on-year earnings, data shows that the past 5-year has an earnings growth rate of 18.51%. The 2025 estimates are for CRH Plc earnings to increase by 4.79%, but the outlook for the next 5-year period is at 8.77% per year.
CRH Dividends
CRH Plc is expected to release its next quarterly earnings report in June. The 1.48% annual yield figure for the share gives it an annual dividend of 1.42. It is important to note, however, that the 1.48% dividend yield ratio should serve as a guide only, as you should also take into consideration many other aspects of a company’s operations and fundamentals before making any investment decision.
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Among Mutual Funds, the top two as of Dec 31, 2024 were VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund and VANGUARD STAR FUNDS-Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund . With 10.26 shares estimated at $986.87 million under it, the former controlled 1.52% of total outstanding shares. On the other hand, VANGUARD STAR FUNDS-Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund held about 1.41% of the shares, roughly 9.53 shares worth around $916.21 million.
