CRH Plc’s recently made public that its Chief Executive Officer Mintern Denis James unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.42 million on Mar 03 ’25. In the deal valued at $102.93 per share,4,097 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Mintern Denis James now holds 35,757 shares worth roughly $3.53 million.
Then, Connolly Alan sold 10,680 shares, generating $1,099,262 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $102.93, the insider now owns 52,341 shares.
Before that, Manifold Albert Jude sold 7,000 shares. CRH Plc shares valued at $705,711 were divested by the at a price of $100.82 per share. As a result of the transaction, Manifold Albert Jude now holds 80,083 shares, worth roughly $7.9 million.
A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Barclays’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in late October with a ‘”an Overweight”‘ rating. Morgan Stanley also remained covering CRH and has increased its forecast on July 09, 2024 with a “an Overweight” recommendation from previously “an Equal-weight” rating. Stephens started covering the stock on June 18, 2024. It rated CRH as “an Overweight”.
Price Performance Review of CRH
On Tuesday, CRH Plc [NYSE:CRH] saw its stock jump 0.49% to $98.61. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 2.57%. CRH Plc shares have risen nearly 6.58% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 14.98% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $110.97 was reached on 02/18/25, a 52-week low of $71.18 was recorded on 01/13/25. SMA at 50 days reached $99.63, while 200 days put it at $91.48.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For CRH Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 97.48, which if violated will result in even more drops to 96.34. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 99.26. A further resistance level may holdings at 99.90. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 50.25, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 0.28, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 35.91%. Stochastics %K at 47.53% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in CRH Plc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in CRH Plc stocks on 2025-03-14, dropping by -1.73 million shares to a total of 11.54 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-02-14 was 13.27 million shares. There was a decline of -15.0%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on May 14, 2024 when RBC Capital Mkts began covering the stock and recommended ‘”an Outperform”‘ rating along with a $110 price target.
