James Hardie Industries (JHX) to Release Earnings on Tuesday

James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) will be announcing its earnings results before the market opens on Tuesday, August 13th. Parties interested in participating in the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 20th. The construction company reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $1 billion during the quarter. James Hardie Industries had a net margin of 12.96% and a return on equity of 38.97%. On average, analysts expect James Hardie Industries to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

James Hardie Industries Stock Performance

NYSE JHX opened at $32.50 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $14.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.02, a P/E/G ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 1.71. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $32.83 and its 200-day moving average price is $35.72. James Hardie Industries has a fifty-two week low of $24.28 and a fifty-two week high of $41.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a current ratio of 1.79.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have commented on JHX. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded shares of James Hardie Industries from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 21st. Macquarie raised shares of James Hardie Industries from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 21st. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of James Hardie Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 21st.

James Hardie Industries Company Profile

James Hardie Industries plc manufactures and sells fiber cement, fiber gypsum, and cement bonded building products for interior and exterior building construction applications primarily in the United States, Australia, Europe, New Zealand, and the Philippines. The company operates through North America Fiber Cement, Asia Pacific Fiber Cement, and Europe Building Products segments.