CRH hails 'positive' start to year as LFL sales rise 7% in Q1
24th Apr 2019 07:11
(Sharecast News) - Building materials group CRH hailed a "positive" start to the year on Wednesday as it posted a rise in first-quarter like-for-like sales and said earnings for the second half will be ahead of last year.
Read moreWednesday preview: US results, CRH in focus
23rd Apr 2019 15:13
(Sharecast News) - The focus on Wednesday will continue to be on the avalanche of quarterly reports scheduled for release in the States.
Read moreCRH posts record earnings amid 'good' demand
28th Feb 2019 08:03
(Sharecast News) - Building materials group CRH reported record earnings for 2018 on Thursday, thanks in part to good demand in the US.
Read moreCRH rallies as activist investor Cevian Capital discloses stake
6th Feb 2019 09:13
(Sharecast News) - Shares in CRH rallied on Wednesday as it emerged that Stockholm-based activist investor Cevian Capital has built a stake in the building materials group.
Read moreCRH completes 3rd stage of €1bn buyback
28th Dec 2018 07:33
(Sharecast News) - Irish building materials seller CRH said it had completed the third phase of its €1bn share buyback programme, returning a further €100m to shareholders, taking the total since April to €800m, and was starting the final stage in January.
Read moreCRH instructs Merrill Lynch on third phase of share buyback programme
27th Nov 2018 07:59
(Sharecast News) - CRH updated the market on the third phase of its share buyback programme on Tuesday - a one-year programme of up to €1bn of share repurchases, which it announced on 25 April.
Read moreMonday broker round-up
26th Nov 2018 12:09
(Sharecast News) - Workspace group: Deutsche Bank downgrades to hold with a target price of 1,100p.
Read moreCRH to buy back another £100m of its shares
20th Nov 2018 07:47
(Sharecast News) - CRH announced the start of the third phase of its £1bn share buyback programme on Tuesday.
Read moreCRH on track for decent year of growth
20th Nov 2018 07:35
(Sharecast News) - Building materials group CRH updated the market on its trading for the nine months ended 30 September on Tuesday, reporting a nine-month EBITDA figure of €2.5bn, wuch was 8% ahead of 2017 and 2% higher on a like-for-like basis.
Read moreTuesday preview: Brexit talks, US housing data, easyJet in the spotlight
19th Nov 2018 16:11
(Sharecast News) - Barring surprises, the market spotlight on Tuesday will continue to be on the talks between London and Brussels on the outline of their future relationship, the terms of which may help to ease passage of the Withdrawal agreement in Parliament.
Read moreSector movers: Building materials in the red, but 'offers opportunities'
18th Oct 2018 13:15
(Sharecast News) - Construction & materials was one of the main weights on the main London stock indices on Thursday.
Read moreCRH begins second phase of EUR 1bn share buyback
29th Aug 2018 08:24
(Sharecast News) - CRH announced the second phase of its share buyback programme on Wednesday, having already completed the first phase on 31 July, under which €350m of cash was returned to shareholders.
Read moreCRH first-half profit rises as construction markets recover
23rd Aug 2018 07:06
(Sharecast News) - CRH reported a 5% increase in first-half profit as the building materials group benefited from recovering construction markets following a bout of severe winter weather.
Read moreThursday preview: US-China trade, Premier Oil and CRH in focus
22nd Aug 2018 16:24
(Sharecast News) - Barring any surprises from the minutes of the US Federal Reserve's las policy meeting due out on Wednesday night, the spotlight in markets will continue to be on the results, if any, of the latest round trade talks that are taking place between China and the US in Washington.
Read moreCRH returns EUR 350m to shareholders in first phase of buyback
2nd Aug 2018 09:54
(Sharecast News) - Building materials group CRH has completed the first phase of its share buyback programme, returning €350m of cash to shareholders, it confirmed on Thursday.
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