Investigating a stock’s 52-week price history, covering the range of low and high prices, can provide significant information about its present state and future potential. James Hardie Industries plc ADR’s current trading price is -46.04% away from its 52-week high, while its distance from the 52-week low is 19.22%. The stock’s price range during this period has varied between $19.72 and $43.57. The company, active in the Basic Materials sector, saw a trading volume of around 4.27 million for the day, considerably higher average daily volume of 1.57 million observed over the last three months.
James Hardie Industries plc ADR had a pretty Dodgy run when it comes to the market performance. Over the past year, the company’s stock reached a high of $43.57 on 09/20/24, while the lowest price during the same period was $19.72 on 04/09/25.
How Financial Performance Impacts Market Capitalization
James Hardie Industries plc ADR (JHX) has experienced a quarterly decline of -31.12% in its revenues when compared to the same period in the previous year. Presently, the company has a total market capitalization of 10.10B.
The Role of Moving Averages and Trading Volume in Technical Analysis
Based on Barchart.com data, the company’s moving average over the 100-day period was 30.58, with a change in price of -13.69. Similarly, James Hardie Industries plc ADR recorded 1,055,767 in trading volume during the last 100 days, posting a change of -36.80%.
How JHX’s Debt-to-Equity Ratio Affects Financial Health
A company’s financial condition and market reputation can be evaluated using the debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio. This ratio, calculated by dividing a company’s total liabilities by its shareholders’ equity, indicates the proportion of debt a company employs to back its assets in relation to its shareholders’ equity. At the time of writing, the total D/E ratio for JHX stands at 0.57. Similarly, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio is also 0.55.
JHX Stock Stochastic Average
As of today, the raw stochastic average of James Hardie Industries plc ADR over the last 50 days is at 27.58%. This shows a declinee from the raw stochastic average of the previous 20 days, which was recorded at 74.90%. Further, the company’s Stochastic %K and %D values for the last 20 days were 54.55% and 41.26%, respectively.
JHX Stock Price Performance Analysis
A mixed performance in the stock price over the year has left investors unsure of what to expect, resulting in a range of outlooks from optimistic to pessimistic. Year to date metric has recorded a loss of -23.69%.However, over the last six months, we can see a stronger performance of -34.26%. Over the last 30 days, the price of JHX has leaped by -3.05%. And in the last five days, it has surged by 7.60%.
