CRH plc (LON:CRH) Insider Buys £87,080 in Stock

CRH plc (LON:CRH) insider Shaun Kelly purchased 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 26th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 8,708 ($110.05) per share, for a total transaction of £87,080 ($110,046.76).

CRH Stock Performance

Shares of LON CRH opened at GBX 6,828 ($86.29) on Friday. CRH plc has a 52-week low of GBX 3,736 ($47.21) and a 52-week high of GBX 6,976 ($88.16). The stock has a market capitalization of £47.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,990.67, a PEG ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a quick ratio of 1.37, a current ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 60.23. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 6,143.48 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 5,308.45.

CRH Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 17th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.35 per share. This represents a yield of 0.45%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 14th. CRH’s dividend payout ratio is presently 6,268.22%.

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.