JHX Stock Summary and Trading Ideas (James Hardie Industries Plc. | NYSE:JHX)

James Hardie is a manufacturer of fiber cement-based building products, selling primarily to the residential construction industry. North America is the primary geography, generating about 80% of group earnings. Here, it is the largest manufacturer of fiber cement, which is mainly used for exterior siding on houses. Following the Azek acquisition in 2025, it also produces wooden composite decking materials, siding trims, and accessories for outdoor areas, including stair and deck railing. Businesses in Australia, New Zealand, and Europe make up the rest of its earnings.

James Hardie Industries Plc. trades on the NYSE stock market under the symbol JHX.

As of August 24, 2026, JHX stock price declined to $30.20 with 4,207,067 million shares trading.

JHX has a beta of 1.33, meaning it tends to be more sensitive to market movements. JHX has a correlation of 0.08 to the broad based SPY ETF.

JHX has a market cap of $17.53 billion. This is considered a Large Cap stock.

Last quarter James Hardie Industries Plc. reported $1 billion in Revenue and $.36 earnings per share. This beat revenue expectation by $140 million and exceeded earnings estimates by $.07.

In the last 3 years, JHX traded as high as $43.57 and as low as $16.46.

The top ETF exchange traded funds that JHX belongs to (by Net Assets): IFRA, IWR, TSME, DFAT, PKB.

JHX has outperformed the market in the last year with a price return of +47.2% while the SPY ETF gained +19.5%. JHX has also outperformed the stock market ETF in the last 3 month and 2 week periods returning +45.5% and -0.8%, respectively, while the SPY returned +2.6% and -1.2%, respectively.

JHX support price is $29.74 and resistance is $31.12 (based on 1 day standard deviation move). This means that using the most recent 20 day stock volatility and applying a one standard deviation move around the stock's closing price, stastically there is a 67% probability that JHX shares will trade within this expected range on the day.