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 $5.96 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 $4.24 million.
As published in their initiating research note from UBS on October 14, 2025, CRH Plc [CRH] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $138. Analysts at Wells Fargo started covering the stock with ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early October.
Analyzing CRH Stock Performance
On last trading session, CRH Plc [NYSE: CRH] plunged -1.28% to $118.58. The stock’s lowest price that day was $117.56, but it reached a high of $121.14 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.62%. Over the course of the year, CRH Plc shares have jumped approximately 29.31%.
Is CRH Plc subject to short interest?
Stocks of CRH Plc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-30 jumping by 0.87 million shares to 14.05 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-29 was 13.19 million shares. A jump of 6.16% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.53 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.53.
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 135 in the next 12 months, up nearly 12.39% from the previous closing price of $120.12. Analysts anticipate CRH Plc stock to reach 138 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 134. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked CRH Plc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On July 10, 2025, DA Davidson assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $105.
