JHX NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

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James Hardie Industries PLC ADR · Basic Materials · Building Materials

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Latest close 26.29 USD
-0.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 14.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 73.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.9%, after a 1.9% 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 volatility with 52/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 56/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 5d.

Setup score 55 out of 100
Latest Close 26.29 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -0.9% latest completed week
4W Return 1.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return 25.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 19.2% 10 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 6-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
What could go wrong
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
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 -0.9% Latest completed week; four-week move 1.9%. Indicator stack 31/64 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 Volatility 52/100 conviction; expected move 14.7%. News sentiment 56/100 68 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 5d Next report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 14.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 73.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.9%, after a 1.9% 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 1.0x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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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 0.7312-week average 0.35

12-week confirmation

Trend active6/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure9/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership7/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.73Current 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 1.9% over four weeks, 25.3% over 12 weeks, and 1.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 6 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-0.9%
4W1.9%
12W25.3%
26W14.4%
52W1.6%
Active trend streak6 weeks
Active weeks in one year10
Trend breadth19.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.92Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-31.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership9.85Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change62.4%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 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 90%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength3/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 98; rank 1 is best.
Value9/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 92; rank 1 is best.
Quality16/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 85; rank 1 is best.
Momentum26/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 75; rank 1 is best.
Growth8/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 93; 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 framework10/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
148.1x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
3.2x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
20.4x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
4.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
35.8%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
9.9%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
20.2%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
2.2%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
24.7%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-75.5%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-20.4%
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
0.1%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.1%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
4.6x
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 positioningVolatility

JHX shows volatility options pressure with a 52/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 14.7%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction52/100
Expected move14.7%
Put/call volume0.00
Pressure100
Speculation1
Volatility83
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 68 relevant articles.

23 positive · 37 neutral · 8 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 earnings5dNext report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move14.7%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-11.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.4%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 higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+13.1%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-13.1%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week-0.9%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses5
Recent vol5.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.2% / -5.8%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 tape51/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 51/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis61/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 6/12, activity pressure 9/12, relative leadership 7/12.

Activity pressure 0.73; No reversal markers Factors12/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 41; Small Cap Core rank 94 SVQF10/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 907.0 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Options38/100

JHX shows volatility options pressure with a 52/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 14.7%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Volatility · Volatility expansion watch · Expected move 14.7% Sentiment56/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 68 relevant articles.

James Hardie Industries PLC (JHX) Technical Analysis: Support, Resistance, Indicators & Moving Averages Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings5d

Next report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.

 Research flow1 items

1 recent research articles and 0 Market Watch posts are available.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
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 USD0.9411.6543.5MOn
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
12 Jun 202624.13 USD6.5%21.58 USD28.81 USD0.56-1.8140.2MOff
5 Jun 202622.66 USD-2.7%21.33 USD28.84 USD0.07-7.9033.1MOff
29 May 202623.28 USD12.1%21.15 USD28.86 USD-0.16-8.4237.5MOff
22 May 202620.76 USD7.7%21.07 USD28.87 USD-0.36-17.5853.1MOff
15 May 202619.27 USD-8.2%21.13 USD28.90 USD-0.44-23.4029.6MOff
8 May 202620.98 USD1.3%21.21 USD28.93 USD-0.30-17.2225.7MOff
1 May 202620.71 USD-5.7%21.22 USD28.94 USD-0.26-17.0634.7MOff
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.