CRH (CRH) Stock Dips While Market Gains: Key Facts

CRH (CRH) ended the recent trading session at $102.07, demonstrating a -1.23% swing from the preceding day's closing price. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.67%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 0.38%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.98%.The building material company's stock has climbed by 12.6% in the past month, exceeding the Construction sector's gain of 1.44% and the S&P 500's gain of 2.07%.The upcoming earnings release of CRH will be of great interest to investors. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.49, up 15.5% from the prior-year quarter. In the meantime, our current consensus estimate forecasts the revenue to be $9.27 billion, indicating a 6.76% growth compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year.Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for CRH. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As a result, upbeat changes in estimates indicate analysts' favorable outlook on the company's business health and profitability.Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. To exploit this, we've formed the Zacks Rank, a quantitative model that includes these estimate changes and presents a viable rating system.The Zacks Rank system, running from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), holds an admirable track record of superior performance, independently audited, with #1 stocks contributing an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, there's been a 0.5% fall in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. CRH currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).In terms of valuation, CRH is presently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 17.15. This denotes a discount relative to the industry's average Forward P/E of 17.73.We can additionally observe that CRH currently boasts a PEG ratio of 1.16. The PEG ratio is akin to the commonly utilized P/E ratio, but this measure also incorporates the company's anticipated earnings growth rate. The Building Products - Miscellaneous was holding an average PEG ratio of 1.9 at yesterday's closing price.The Building Products - Miscellaneous industry is part of the Construction sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 133, putting it in the bottom 48% of all 250+ industries.The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the vigor of our specific industry groups by computing the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks incorporated in the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.Don't forget to use Zacks.com to keep track of all these stock-moving metrics, and others, in the upcoming trading sessions.Just Released: Zacks Top 10 Stocks for 2025Hurry – you can still get in early on our 10 top tickers for 2025. Handpicked by Zacks Director of Research Sheraz Mian, this portfolio has been stunningly and consistently successful. From inception in 2012 through November, 2024, the Zacks Top 10 Stocks gained +2,112.6%, more than QUADRUPLING the S&P 500’s +475.6%. Sheraz has combed through 4,400 companies covered by the Zacks Rank and handpicked the best 10 to buy and hold in 2025. You can still be among the first to see these just-released stocks with enormous potential. See New Top 10 Stocks >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report CRH PLC (CRH): Free Stock Analysis ReportTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks