JHX

James Hardie IndustriesA

NYSE / Materials

At close

2026-07-18

Current thesis

The positive case is that FY26 closed with EBITDA above guidance, FY27 free cash flow is guided above $500 million, and management says integration synergies are ahead of plan, which supports a steady rerating if organic volumes stabilize [#SEC-8K-2026-05-19].

Posture

Constructive

Lead driver

Momentum

What changed

Momentum remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +5.0.

What can break

Analyst revision breadth is not well populated in the packet, limiting confidence that post-earnings optimism has been broadly validated by the Street.

Momentum

Value

Sentiment

Setup hits (3d)

— · Net —

AI TargetsBase $27.00 · Bull $31.00 · Bear $22.00

Data freshness

Prices

As of 2026-07-18

Fundamentals

As of 2026-07-17 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1

Scores

As of 2026-07-18 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP

AI Memo

As of 2026-06-29 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex

Investment thesis

As of 2026-07-18

Supporting evidence

What

Grade A · Constructive

Confidence Medium · Net —

Target $26.99

Why

Momentum91 · Δ7d +5.0

Value50 · Δ7d -0.6

Sentiment53 · Δ7d -7.8

So what

Strength-led posture. Favor watchlist adds and disciplined entries.

Setup hits not loaded

Load setup hits to see net bias and recent triggers.

Load setup hits

Lead driver: Momentum · See technicals

Momentum

26% active weight

Current posture

7d trendFlat

Δ7d

+5.0

Δ21d

+6.8

Value

39% active weight

Current posture

7d trendFlat

Δ7d

-0.6

Δ21d

+0.1

Sentiment

34% active weight

Current posture

7d trendSoftening

Δ7d

-7.8

Δ21d

-2.7

Why this grade

Composite grade A. Momentum 90.9 / Value 49.5 / Sentiment 53.3

Fundamentals (TTM)

As of 2026-07-17

Market Cap

$14.98B

Beta

1.57

Shares Out

580.34M

P/E (TTM)

43.0

P/S (TTM)

2.93

P/FCF (TTM)

40.20

Rev YoY

+44.5%

EPS YoY

-51.3%

Gross Margin

+35.8%

Op Margin

+9.6%

Net Debt

$4.24B

Current Ratio

1.58

As of 2026-07-18 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology