JHX NYSE Week ended 18 Sep 2026

Weekly Investor Report

James Hardie Industries PLC ADR · Basic Materials · Building Materials

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Latest close 25.82 USD
-9.3% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 6.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 62.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -9.3%, after a -15.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 55/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 56/100.

Setup score 57 out of 100
Latest Close 25.82 USD 18 Sep 2026
1W Return -9.3% latest completed week
4W Return -15.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return -3.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 32.7% 17 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 3.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 13-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
What could go wrong
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • The latest week was a sharp negative move.
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the weaker part of its sector group.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through -9.3% Latest completed week; four-week move -15.1%. Indicator stack 63/67 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Bullish 55/100 conviction; expected move 11.0%. News sentiment 56/100 32 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 6.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 62.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -9.3%, after a -15.1% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 3.0x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul 7 Aug 14 Aug 21 Aug 28 Aug 4 Sep 11 Sep 18 Sep
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.9112-week average 0.75

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.91Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -15.1% over four weeks, -3.0% over 12 weeks, and 34.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 13 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-9.3%
4W-15.1%
12W-3.0%
26W36.2%
52W34.0%
Active trend streak13 weeks
Active weeks in one year17
Trend breadth32.7%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.05Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-21.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership4.36Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-82.3%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 18 Sep 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2026 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 94%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength16/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 85; rank 1 is best.
Value14/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 87; rank 1 is best.
Quality18/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 83; rank 1 is best.
Momentum80/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 21; rank 1 is best.
Growth9/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 92; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework23/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
102.9x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.8x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
14.5x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
1.8%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
35.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
13.3%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
6.5%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
3.6%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
42.9%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-56.0%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-17.6%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
3/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
3.2x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBullish

JHX shows bullish options pressure with a 55/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.06, expected move of 11.0%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction55/100
Expected move11.0%
Put/call volume0.06
Pressure97
Speculation25
Volatility65
Trend agreement8
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment56/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 32 relevant articles.

8 positive · 22 neutral · 2 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move11.0%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-17.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.0%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+15.0%Week of 7 Aug.
Worst week-9.3%Week of 18 Sep.
Latest week-9.3%Week of 18 Sep.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses5
Recent vol6.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.4% / -5.0%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape62/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 62/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis90/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 12/12.

Activity pressure 0.91; No reversal markers Factors29/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 51; Small Cap Core rank 91 SVQF23/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 818.0 of 1061 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options51/100

JHX shows bullish options pressure with a 55/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.06, expected move of 11.0%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 11.0% Sentiment56/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 32 relevant articles.

James Hardie Industries Director Gary Hendrickson Acquires 1,140 Shares via 2020 Non-Executive Director Equity Plan Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.

 Research flow4 items

3 recent research articles and 1 Market Watch posts are available.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
18 Sep 202625.82 USD-9.3%24.14 USD28.78 USD1.054.36124.3MOn
11 Sep 202628.47 USD-6.3%24.12 USD28.78 USD1.3315.2838.5MOn
4 Sep 202630.39 USD1.5%24.03 USD28.78 USD1.4422.5946.9MOn
28 Aug 202629.93 USD-1.6%23.81 USD28.78 USD1.4521.4418.2MOn
21 Aug 202630.43 USD-2.0%23.58 USD28.78 USD1.3424.6125.9MOn
14 Aug 202631.04 USD2.7%23.38 USD28.77 USD1.2925.9627.1MOn
7 Aug 202630.23 USD15.0%23.13 USD28.75 USD1.1922.4548.5MOn
31 Jul 202626.29 USD-0.9%22.89 USD28.75 USD0.929.8535.7MOn
24 Jul 202626.54 USD2.8%22.70 USD28.76 USD0.9311.6543.5MOn
17 Jul 202625.82 USD4.2%22.52 USD28.77 USD1.037.5433.8MOn
10 Jul 202624.79 USD-4.0%22.34 USD28.78 USD1.191.2026.9MOn
3 Jul 202625.81 USD-3.1%22.20 USD28.80 USD1.346.0722.0MOn
26 Jun 202626.63 USD7.1%22.01 USD28.81 USD1.2111.0343.8MOn
19 Jun 202624.87 USD3.1%21.78 USD28.81 USD0.920.7143.4MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.

Evidence context