CRH (LON:CRH) Share Price Passes Above 200 Day Moving Average – Here’s Why

CRH plc (LON:CRH) shares passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 6,994.25 ($87.31) and traded as high as GBX 8,196 ($102.31). CRH shares last traded at GBX 8,152 ($101.76), with a volume of 1,256,887 shares trading hands.

CRH Trading Down 0.1 %

The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 7,781.43 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 7,002.23. The firm has a market cap of £55.41 billion, a PE ratio of 2,203.24, a PEG ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 68.24, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 1.37.

CRH Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 22nd were issued a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 22nd. This represents a dividend yield of 0.35%. CRH’s dividend payout ratio is currently 2,810.81%.

CRH Company Profile

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.