Don't Miss These Facts About CRH

By Kim Brooks • Thursday, February 29 15:12 • Permanent Link

CRH logged a 5.6% change during today's afternoon session, and is now trading at a price of $83.74 per share. CRH's trading volume is 6,647,345 compared to the stock's average volume of 3,660,647.

CRH trades 3.63% away from its average analyst target price of $80.81 per share. The 15 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $58.0 to $91.0, and on average have given CRH a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in CRH, you'll want to know the following:

CRH's current price is -30.8% below its Graham number of $57.97, which implies the stock has a margin of safety
CRH has moved 53.1% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 27.3%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 3.85, CRH has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.8 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
CRH has a forward P/E ratio of 16.8 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $4.97 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 1.3 — a number near or below 1 signifying that CRH is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 2.99 compared to its sector average of 4.06
CRH plc, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes building materials in Ireland and internationally.
Based in Dublin, the company has 75,800 full time employees and a market cap of $59.25 Billion. CRH currently returns an annual dividend yield of 1.6%.

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