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James Hardie Industries PLC has a consensus price target of $27.83 based on the ratings of 13 analysts. The high is $34 issued by Jefferies on August 8, 2025. The low is $22 issued by Barclays on April 8, 2026. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Barclays, Barclays, and Truist Securities on April 8, 2026, February 12, 2026, and February 11, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $26 between Barclays, Barclays, and Truist Securities, there's an implied 20.87% upside for James Hardie Industries PLC from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) was reported by Barclays on April 8, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $22.00 expecting JHX to rise to within 12 months (a possible 2.28% upside). 16 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) was provided by Barclays, and James Hardie Industries maintained their equal-weight rating.
The last upgrade for James Hardie Industries PLC happened on November 4, 2025 when Citigroup raised their price target to N/A. Citigroup previously had a neutral for James Hardie Industries PLC.
The last downgrade for James Hardie Industries PLC happened on March 24, 2025 when Macquarie changed their price target from N/A to N/A for James Hardie Industries PLC.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of James Hardie Industries, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for James Hardie Industries was filed on April 8, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around April 8, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest James Hardie Industries (JHX) rating was a maintained with a price target of $26.00 to $22.00. The current price James Hardie Industries (JHX) is trading at is $21.51, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.