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SimplyWallSt's take:
Price target increased by 8.7% to UK£66.25
Up from UK£60.96, the current price target is an average from 18 analysts.
New target price is approximately in line with last closing price of UK£66.00.
Stock is up 55% over the past year.
The company is forecast to post earnings per share of US$5.18 for next year compared to US$4.39 last year.
I would expect the increase in market cap value/value per share more that offsets any decrease in shares outstanding.
CRH
CRH
Share Price 7 Day 1 Year
66.00 6.2% 55.1%
Dividend of US$0.35 announced
Shareholders will receive a dividend of US$0.35.
Ex-date: 14th March 2024
Payment date: 17th April 2024
Dividend yield will be 2.1%, which is lower than the industry average of 4.4%.
Sustainability & Growth
Dividend is well covered by both earnings (31% earnings payout ratio) and cash flows (29% cash payout ratio).
The dividend has increased by an average of 4.8% per year over the past 10 years and has been stable with no material reductions to payments, indicating a long track record of dividend growth and stability.
EPS is expected to grow by 32% over the next 3 years, which should provide support to the dividend and adequate earnings cover.
Great results indeed. I too am disappointed and surprised by the small (5%) increase to the divi. Given their recent move to NYSE, I would have expected a more generous payout as US institutions tend to react more positively to such increases. But, having said that, I would still expect more upside this year as CRH gets more traction by their inclusion into the major US indexes.
#6 in article: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/12-best-materials-dividend-stocks-162401353.html
Per Bloomberg: "...... and some analysts believe that the switch opens the door for the company to be included in S&P and Russell indexes. Such events might happen in first half of next year, according to an August research note from Citigroup Inc."
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/hedge-funds-drive-crh-20-201740483.html
Apologies, misinterpreted your question; i don't know of any meaningful US indexes they were on prior to their recent listing; but, given their market cap and their superior standing within their respective sectors, they will start appearing on many in short order. One of the main reasons they moved to NYSE,
Yes, they have traded on NYSE as an ADR for many years, I believe their full listing came into effect on or around Seot. 20th when they delisted from the ISEQ.
Nothing that I can see, very light volume; may be something to do with repositioning after exit from ISEQ before M/E. A few of sector players (e.g VMC etc) were down heavily in US yesterday. CRH in US today seems to be trading normally today
I too am wary of any report that does not come with a disclaimer of 'Zero renumeration received from featured company'
Saus,
I only saw two (2) questions in your original msg:
1. "Does it matter much who are the major shareholders, how much they hold and if they had a TR1?."
2. "Have I missed anything?"
The first one I answered with my humble opinion.
The second I took to be rhetorical, but if pushed I would have answered with a resounding 'YES' (spread over many years.
Saus,
"....Does it matter much who are the major shareholders, how much they hold and if they had a TR1?...."
I will humbly suggest that it matters hugely, as GreenWolf says the total lack of rules policing that goes on with AIM shares would be laughable if it wasn't borderline criminal. The number of "wide-boys" and charlatans gaming the current system would make a prison warden blush and the fact that someone like you, who habitually complains of non-transparent, inaccurate and downright un-truthful RNS's , would ask such a question highlights (to me) the core of the problem.
I must be missing something and I really don't mean to be pedantic or difficult.
My reading of the release dated 21/01/22 is that Tavira Securities Limited ("Tavira") is broker to the Company but Brandon Hill is 5.9% shareholder.; how does that imply that the broker to the Company is a shareholder?
But that is not a TR1 issued in Oliver Stansfield 's name?
BB,
So, I suppose the logical question is: Did he issue a TR1 and, if so, when?
So, they can't wash it because it's too WET!!!
".....but this stockpiled ROM coal has proven difficult to wash due to its moisture content"
Well on Aug. 04 you did predict: "The only way is up with the new management"!!!
I always find it amusing that the very people who speak knowingly about "tree shakes" and "MM manipulation" generally discount the effect of consistant negative BB sentiment; the most likely targets of such ploys are the weak hands (small investors) who would also make up a good portion of BB audiences. Herd fear is a very real phenomena.
"Rather than bashing why don't you lay your take on things on the bulletin board so we can all enjoy." I thought I just did!
As for my SP predication:
If it is good news it will go up.
If it is bad news it will go down
If it "Jam" it will either go up or down or stay static.