JHXJames Hardie Industries plc
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: rangebound and insiders net selling (often routine).
Choppy, but holding above its 200-day average. Price is +8% vs its 200-day average.
Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 22, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).
Moderately shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, a few days of normal trading to cover. Up 71% since the previous count, up from 3.4% of shares outstanding three months ago.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How JHX is trading
James Hardie Industries plc is +21% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 4.6 points ahead of the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +16%
- vs 200-day average
- +8.4%
vs 200-day average · close to trend
- RSI (14)
- 58
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 16%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-23
- $26.16
- 1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
- +0.27%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +16%
- +21%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
- −24%
- vs 50-day average$27.41
- −4.6%
- 52-week high
- $31.10
- 52-week low
- $16.69
- Annualised volatility
- 51%
- Insider selling, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
- $28M
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +26% |
| 2025 | −33% |
| 2024 | −20% |
| 2023 | +116% |
| 2022 | −55% |
| 2021 | +42% |
| 2020 | +51% |
| 2019 | +72% |
| 2018 | −32% |
| 2017 | +14% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 5 of 10 | +2.1% |
| Feb | 10 | 5 of 10 | −0.80% |
| Mar | 10 | 6 of 10 | −6.6% |
| Apr | 10 | 7 of 10 | +3.9% |
| May | 10 | 3 of 10 | −0.97% |
| Jun | 10 | 9 of 10 | +5.8% |
| Jul | 11 | 7 of 11 | +4.4% |
| Aug | 11 | 6 of 11 | +0.30% |
| Sep | 11 | 3 of 11 | −3.0% |
| Oct | 11 | 7 of 11 | +0.48% |
| Nov | 10 | 7 of 10 | +6.6% |
| Dec | 10 | 7 of 10 | +1.4% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
Where the price stands
Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.
What it has returned
With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.