Momentum investing revolves around the idea of following a stock's recent trend in either direction. In the 'long' context, investors will be essentially be "buying high, but hoping to sell even higher." With this methodology, taking advantage of trends in a stock's price is key; once a stock establishes a course, it is more than likely to continue moving that way. The goal is that once a stock heads down a fixed path, it will lead to timely and profitable trades.While many investors like to look for moment ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CRH plc, the leading provider of building materials solutions, is pleased to announce that it has completed the latest phase of its share buyback program, returning a further $0.3 billion of cash to shareholders. Between December 21, 2023 and February 28, 2024, 4.2 million ordinary shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange were repurchased. This brings total cash returned to shareholders under our ongoing share buyback program to $7.3 billion since its commencement in May 2018. ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CRH plc (NYSE:CRH) (LSE:CRH): Key Highlights Summary Financials (U.S. GAAP) 2023 Change Total revenues $34.9bn +7% Income from continuing operations $3.1bn +14% Income from continuing operations margin 8.8% +60bps Adjusted EBITDA* $6.2bn +15% Adjusted EBITDA margin* 17.7% +120bps EPS (continuing operations) $4.36 +22% EPS (continuing operations) pre-impairment* $4.65 +30% Return on net se ...

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K ☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission File Number: 001-32846 CRH public limited company (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | Republic of Ireland | 98-0366809 | | --- | --- | | (Stat ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On December 17, 2023, CRH plc, the leading provider of building materials solutions, together with the Barro Group (“Barro” and together with CRH the “Partners”), entered into an agreement with Adbri Ltd (“Adbri”) in relation to a potential transaction to acquire Adbri (the “Offer”) by way of a Scheme of Arrangement (“Scheme”). Following due diligence over the past two months, we are pleased to announce CRH and Adbri have entered into a binding agreement under which CRH will acquir ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CRH plc, the leading provider of building materials solutions, will publish its full year 2023 financial results on Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 2:00am ET (7:00am GMT) followed by a conference call and webcast presentation at 8:00am ET (1:00pm GMT). CRH's results and the related presentation will be available at www.crh.com/investors/results-presentations. CRH invites investors and members of the public to register for the event at www.crh.com/investors. Upon registration a link ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On November 21, 2023, CRH plc announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire an attractive portfolio of cement and readymixed concrete assets in Texas, USA for a total consideration of $2.1 billion. CRH is pleased to announce that the transaction is now complete. About CRH CRH (NYSE: CRH, LSE: CRH) is the leading provider of building materials solutions that build, connect and improve our world. Employing c.75,800 people at c.3,160 operating locations in 29 countries, CRH h ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CRH plc, the leading provider of building materials solutions, today announces the impact of the transition to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) on its results previously prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for the financial years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022. Equivalent transition impact disclosures will be provided for the financial year ended December 31, 2023 on Februa ...

After a somewhat okay 2023, industrial stocks could post more gains. Last year, the Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLI) gained 14%, lagging the S&P 500’s return. Although the sector is fully valued at 19 times the next 12 month’s earnings, there are several tailwinds.So, what are some of these tailwinds? First is reshoring and nearshoring, whereby U.S. companies relocate their manufacturing footprints locally or to Mexico. That addresses geopolitical tensions and the supply chain challenges ex ...

Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.Of these, perhaps no stock market trend is more popular than value investing, which is a strategy that has proven to be successful in all sorts of market environments. Value investors use fundamental analysis and traditional valuation metrics to fin ...