CRH Plc’s filing revealed 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 $3.18 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 $7.12 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 1.00% to $88.85. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -9.90%. CRH Plc shares have fallen nearly -3.97% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 3.00% 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 03/31/25. SMA at 50 days reached $99.19, while 200 days put it at $91.78.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For CRH Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 87.28, which if violated will result in even more drops to 85.71. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 89.69. A further resistance level may holdings at 90.53. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 37.45, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -6.29, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bearish at 73.98%. Stochastics %K at 16.98% indicates the stock is a buying.
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.
