The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. CRH Plc shares valued at $147,941 were purchased by ORiordain Padraig on May 13 ’25. At $99.16 per share, ORiordain Padraig acquired 1,492 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 1,492 shares worth approximately $0.16 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Mintern Denis James sold 4,097 shares, netting a total of over 421,693 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $102.93 each, the insider now holds 35,757 shares.
Before that, Connolly Alan had sold 10,680 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,099,262, the insider traded CRH Plc shares for $102.93 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 10,680 shares, worth approximately $5.6 million.
As published in a research note from DA Davidson on July 10, 2025, CRH Plc [CRH] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $105. Analysts at Bernstein started covering the stock with ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid May. Earlier on October 29, 2024, Barclays initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Overweight” for CRH stock.
Analyzing CRH Stock Performance
On last trading session, CRH Plc [NYSE: CRH] rose 9.55% to $106.92. The stock’s lowest price that day was $104.5, but it reached a high of $107.2 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 12.02%. Over the course of the year, CRH Plc shares have jumped approximately 38.59%.
Is CRH Plc subject to short interest?
Stocks of CRH Plc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 1.39 million shares to 12.74 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 11.35 million shares. A jump of 10.94% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.19 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.19.
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 114 in the next 12 months, up nearly 16.8% from the previous closing price of $97.6. Analysts anticipate CRH Plc stock to reach 120 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 July 09, 2024, Morgan Stanley assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $88.
