CRH Stock Climbs 14% On A 6-Day Winning Streak
CRH stock has risen for 6 consecutive trading days, gaining 13.8% over that stretch. That added about $7.8 billion to the company’s market value, which now stands at about $64.3 billion. The stock closed at $96.59 on Monday, November 2, 25.7% below its 52-week high of $129.92 and 22.0% above its low of $79.20.
How The Streak Stacks Up Against The S&P 500
Returns for CRH and the S&P 500 over the streak and the periods around it, all ending Monday, November 2 and including dividends:
| Return Period | CRH | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | 6.4% | -0.5% |
| 6 Days (Current Streak) | 13.8% | -1.1% |
| 1 Month (21 Trading Days) | 17.9% | -2.3% |
| 3 Months (63 Trading Days) | -1.9% | -2.3% |
| Year To Date | -21.7% | 11.2% |
| 1 Year (252 Trading Days) | -16.4% | 11.8% |
How The Streak Compares With The Market
Over the same 6 trading days, the S&P 500 returned -1.1% including dividends, so the run is mostly CRH’s own story rather than the market’s. 6 other S&P 500 stocks are currently on winning streaks of 6 days or longer. Over the past three months the stock is down 1.9%, a window that includes the streak; over the other 57 sessions of that window it was down 13.8%.
Is The Business Keeping Up With The Stock?
On the fundamentals, revenue grew 5.6% over the last twelve months, against a median of 8.5% for S&P 500 Materials stocks; and its operating margin is 14.0%, versus a median of 13.3%. At least one of the last four quarters was a loss, so a price-to-earnings multiple would not be a meaningful yardstick here. The read is mixed: margins above the median on one side, revenue growth below the median on the other.
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Streaks End. Discipline Compounds
A run like this is genuinely useful information: something about this business has the market’s full attention. But streaks are where discipline gets tested, because the urge to chase strength is strongest right before it pauses.
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