Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Acquires 459,209 Shares of Crh Plc $CRH

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Crh Plc (NYSE:CRH) by 12.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 4,253,676 shares of the construction company’s stock after acquiring an additional 459,209 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned approximately 0.63% of CRH worth $509,850,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Evernest Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in CRH by 6.3% during the 3rd quarter. Evernest Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,857 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $343,000 after purchasing an additional 169 shares during the last quarter. Mcdonald Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of CRH in the third quarter valued at approximately $3,296,000. Cresset Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of CRH by 47.0% during the third quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 7,677 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $920,000 after buying an additional 2,453 shares during the last quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management purchased a new position in shares of CRH during the third quarter valued at approximately $516,000. Finally, CI Investments Inc. grew its holdings in CRH by 30,689.3% during the third quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 591,155 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $70,879,000 after buying an additional 589,235 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 62.50% of the company’s stock.

CRH Stock Down 0.1%

CRH stock opened at $113.44 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $124.00 and a 200-day moving average price of $119.22. Crh Plc has a twelve month low of $76.75 and a twelve month high of $131.55. The company has a market capitalization of $75.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.33.

CRH (NYSE:CRH) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The construction company reported $1.52 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.20 by ($0.68). CRH had a return on equity of 15.98% and a net margin of 10.02%.The company had revenue of $5.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.15 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.02 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. CRH has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.600-6.050 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Crh Plc will post 5.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

CRH Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 8th. Investors of record on Friday, March 6th will be issued a $0.39 dividend. This is an increase from CRH’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 6th. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. CRH’s payout ratio is 20.11%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have weighed in on CRH shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating on shares of CRH in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of CRH from $140.00 to $141.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of CRH from $142.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of CRH in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of CRH in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $137.86.

CRH Profile

CRH plc, originally formed as Cement Roadstone Holdings in 1970 and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is a global building materials group. The company has grown from its Irish roots into one of the largest international suppliers of construction materials, expanding primarily through acquisitions and regional business development. CRH operates an integrated network of manufacturing and distribution businesses that serve both public and private construction markets.

CRH’s core activities include the production and distribution of aggregates, cement, asphalt, ready-mixed concrete and other bulk materials, together with a broad range of value-added building products such as precast concrete, masonry, bricks, roofing products, pipe and drainage systems, and construction accessories.