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James Hardie Industries plc (JHX) Stock Profile & Financial OverviewJames Hardie Industries plc

Listed on NYSE • Basic Materials / Construction Materials
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JHX Company Overview & Business Description

James Hardie Industries plc, together with its subsidiaries, 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, the Philippines, and Canada. The company operates through three segments: North America Fiber Cement, Asia Pacific Fiber Cement, and Europe Building Products. It offers fiber cement interior linings, exterior siding products, and related accessories; and various fiber cement building materials for a range of applications, including external siding, internal walls, floors, ceilings, soffits, trim, fences, and facades. The company also provides fiber gypsum and cement-bonded boards for applications, such as timber frame construction, dry lining, DIY, and structural fire protection. Its products are used in various markets comprising new residential construction and commercial construction markets. James Hardie Industries plc was founded in 1888 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

Key Information

Symbol: JHX
CEO: Aaron M. Erter
Exchange: NYSE
CIK: 0001159152
SEC Filings: View SEC →

Current Trend for JHX

An assessment of the current trend environment for JHX, based on the latest closing price data and intended to describe the market context heading into the next trading session.

As of 2025-12-24, the current trend for JHX is a Sideways Consolidation (Range-Bound Environment).

The weekly trend is in a consolidation regime, which automatically downgrades the daily signal to sideways conditions. This environment favors short-term mean-reversion rather than trend-following.

  • The weekly context is non-trending (sideways), which typically caps the duration and magnitude of daily trend moves.
  • Price is currently significantly overextended (stretched), sitting 2.59 ATR away from the adaptive KAMA baseline.
  • Technical Update: Price has breached a key Fractal High, confirming a structural breakout to the upside.

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Adaptive Trend Model · Daily & Weekly (2025-12-24 ET)

This model uses an adaptive trend algorithm based on daily and weekly price data to identify whether a stock is in an uptrend, downtrend, or consolidation over a multi-week to multi-month horizon. Compared with traditional moving-average systems, it filters short-term noise more effectively, captures trend continuation more reliably, and provides a stronger basis for position sizing and risk-management decisions such as stop-loss and take-profit levels.

As of 2025-12-24, JHX in a non-directional consolidation; Long-term trend is bearish.

Trend Strength: JHX last closed at 20.93, trading 3.3 ATR above the adaptive KAMA baseline (13.65). Technical Classification: Non-Directional / Range-Bound.

Trend Score: Technical Score: 35/100. Classification: Sideways. Alignment: Indeterminate. Logic: Price action is range-bound or lacking sufficient slope for trend confirmation.

Overbought / Oversold Extension: Price deviation is measured at 3.3 ATR from the KAMA baseline, indicating a significant statistical extension from the mean.

SuperTrend Risk: Risk indicators: No active structural constraints identified.

Risk Skew: Multi-timeframe risk skew is currently assessed as Non-Directional. Price is oscillating within a low-momentum range. Risk is two-sided, favoring mean-reversion strategies over trend-following.

Key Levels: Key technical references: Spot 20.93, KAMA 13.65.

JHX Real-Time Stock Price & Market Data (Updated: Dec 23 12:52 PM EST)

Price
20.84
Change
0.055
Change %
0.26%
Open
20.74
Previous Close
20.78
High
20.97
Low
20.64
Volume
969,867
Market Cap
12,069,549,056
EV/EBITDA
14.52

JHX Shares Outstanding, Float, Short Interest & Ownership (Updated: Dec 23 12:52 PM EST)

Shares Outstanding
579,292,027
FloatShares
575,363,133
Float Ratio
99.32%
Shares Short
17,207,857
Short Percent Of Float
The percent of float shares currently sold short. Reflects market sentiment and risk of a short squeeze.
0.00%
Short Ratio
Days needed to cover all short positions. Indicates short-selling pressure.
2.31 trading days
Held Percent Insiders
0.00%
Held Percent Institutions
36.11%