CRH - CRH plc
Price:
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CONSENSUS:
Buy
DETAILS
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PRICE TARGET:
$127.66
DETAILS
HIGH:
$165.60
LOW:
$105.00
MEDIAN:
$130.00
CONSENSUS:
$127.66
UPSIDE:
49.43%
AlphaVal
Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value
Cyclical & Capital-Intensive
80% confidence
Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple
Adjust Assumptions
18.0x
4.75$
Key Value Driver
Through-cycle normalized EPS ($4.75)
Implied Market Multiple
18.0x
Plain-Language Summary
Using 7-year normalized EPS of $4.75 at a 18x cycle multiple, the base-case value is $85.50 per share. P/TBV cross-check: 6.4x.
Analyst Consensus (External Reference)
Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.
Average Target (21 analysts)
$127.66
Analyst Range
$105.00 – $165.60
Divergence from AlphaVal
33%
Warnings
This company has a built-in lending arm whose debt is mixed in with the main business. We capped the debt adjustment to avoid overstating what the core business owes.
Price-to-book value of 6.4x is above the normal range for this type of business (0.7x-2.0x). The stock may already price in a strong cycle.
Wall Street's average price target is $127.66 (from 21 analysts). Our estimate is 33% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.
Key Risks
- Standard 10-year DCF produces unreliable terminal values for cyclicals
- 'Cheap' P/E at cycle peak is the most common value trap — normalize first
- Captive finance subsidiaries have different risk profiles from manufacturing