CRH (LON:CRH) Stock Crosses Below Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

CRH plc (LON:CRH)’s share price crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 5,126.84 and traded as low as GBX 114.36. CRH shares last traded at GBX 114.91, with a volume of 5,649,529 shares.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently commented on CRH. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on CRH from £104.30 to £103.66 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a £108.14 target price on shares of CRH in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of £105.22.

CRH Trading Up 2.1%

The company’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 114.91 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 5,061.88. The company has a quick ratio of 1.37, a current ratio of 1.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 82.09. The company has a market capitalization of £768.04 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 0.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.24.

About CRH

CRH plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides building materials solutions in Ireland and internationally. It operates through four segments: Americas Materials Solutions, Americas Building Solutions, Europe Materials Solutions, and Europe Building Solutions. The company provides solutions for the construction and maintenance of public infrastructure and commercial and residential buildings; and produces and sells aggregates, cement, readymixed concrete, and asphalt, as well as provides paving and construction services.