Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. CRH Plc shares valued at $4,436,392 were sold by Lake Randy on Aug 12 ’25. At $110.91 per share, Lake Randy sold 40,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 50,224 shares worth approximately $5.59 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, ORiordain Padraig purchased 1,492 shares, netting a total of over 147,941 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $99.16 each, the insider now holds 1,492 shares.
Before that, Mintern Denis James had sold 4,097 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $421,693, the Chief Executive Officer traded CRH Plc shares for $102.93 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 4,097 shares, worth approximately $3.98 million.
Analysts at DA Davidson downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early July. As of May 13, 2025, Bernstein has initiated its “an Outperform” rating for CRH.
Analyzing CRH Stock Performance
On last trading session, CRH Plc [NYSE: CRH] plunged -1.14% to $111.25. The stock’s lowest price that day was $110.68, but it reached a high of $114.035 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.01%. Over the course of the year, CRH Plc shares have jumped approximately 27.16%.
Is CRH Plc subject to short interest?
Stocks of CRH Plc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 1.24 million shares to 13.19 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 11.95 million shares. A jump of 9.41% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.95 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.95.
Which companies own the most shares of CRH Plc (CRH)?
In terms of CRH Plc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 108 in the next 12 months, down nearly -4.03% from the previous closing price of $112.53. Analysts anticipate CRH Plc stock to reach 108 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 108. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked CRH Plc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On October 29, 2024, Barclays assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $110.
