CRH plc (NYSE:CRH – Get Free Report)’s share price reached a new 52-week high on Monday after StockNews.com upgraded the stock from a hold rating to a buy rating. The stock traded as high as $102.51 and last traded at $102.25, with a volume of 1458128 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $100.67.
CRH has been the subject of a number of other reports. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of CRH from $95.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday. HSBC started coverage on CRH in a research report on Monday. They set a “buy” rating and a $116.00 price objective for the company. DA Davidson lifted their target price on CRH from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Truist Financial upped their price target on CRH from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Finally, Barclays assumed coverage on shares of CRH in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $110.00 price objective on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $105.55.
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CRH Stock Performance
The firm has a market cap of $68.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.46, a P/E/G ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.29. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $91.68 and a 200-day simple moving average of $84.37.
CRH Cuts Dividend
The business also recently declared a Variable dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 18th. Investors of record on Friday, November 22nd will be paid a $0.262 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 22nd. This represents a yield of 1.4%. CRH’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 37.20%.
CRH Company Profile
CRH plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides building materials solutions in Ireland and internationally. It operates through four segments: Americas Materials Solutions, Americas Building Solutions, Europe Materials Solutions, and Europe Building Solutions. The company provides solutions for the construction and maintenance of public infrastructure and commercial and residential buildings; and produces and sells aggregates, cement, readymixed concrete, and asphalt, as well as provides paving and construction services.
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