CRH (LON:CRH) Earns Buy Rating from Jefferies Financial Group

CRH (LON:CRH)‘s stock had its “buy” rating restated by Jefferies Financial Group in a report released on Thursday,London Stock Exchange reports. They currently have a £108.14 price objective on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 27.73% from the stock’s current price.

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of CRH from £102.56 to £100.33 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of £104.11.

CRH Price Performance

CRH traded up GBX 48 on Thursday, hitting GBX 8,466. 603,364 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,693,258. CRH has a fifty-two week low of GBX 6,166 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 9,758. The company has a current ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 82.09. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 8,427.76 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 8,785.56. The stock has a market cap of £56.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.36, a P/E/G ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.24.

About CRH

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.