James Hardie Industries (JHX)

• Market cap: $13.7B
• 1 day: 3.40%
• 5 days: 0.79%
• 1 month: -1.63%
• 3 months: -4.80%
• 6 months: -12.20%
• Year to date: 4.24%
• 1 year: -20.71%
• 5 years: 154.26%
• 10 years: 175.75%
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Concrete Products, Except Block & Brick

About: James Hardie is a manufacturer of fiber cement-based building products, selling primarily to the residential construction industry. North America is the primary geography, generating about 80% of group earnings. Here, it is the largest manufacturer of fiber cement, which is mainly used for exterior siding on houses. Businesses in Australia, New Zealand, and Europe, make up the rest of earnings.

Employees: 5,679

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

10% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 20

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 51

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 147 [Q3] → 148 (+1) [Q4]

0.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 1.85% [Q3] → 1.96% (+0.11%) [Q4]

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $318M [Q3] → $259M (-$58.5M) [Q4]

61% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $12K | Put options by funds: $31K