CRH plc
NYSEThe most interesting development in CRH this week is a quiet reversal of the options-driven bearishness that dominated the last note — put hedging has eased, the borrow market remains extraordinarily loose, and the Street continues to hold buy ratings even as targets drift lower after July's earnings miss. Options positioning has swung back toward neutral, resolving the divergence…
CRH cost to borrow doubled to 0.704% in one week, up 113.5% — though lending availability remains abundant at 9,999% of short interest, signaling cheap shorts but no scarcity.
The most interesting development in CRH this week is a quiet reversal of the options-driven bearishness that dominated the last note — put hedging has eased, the borrow market remains extraordinarily loose, and the…
Why this matters: Options positioning in CRH has swung sharply bearish this week. That shift runs against the grain of a lending market now at its most relaxed in months — a rare divergence worth watching. CRH's…
Snapshot as of 29 Sept 2026
CRH reports its next set of results on August 14 with the stock pulling back about 4% over the past month to $100.60, even as options markets show a meaningful uptick in defensive positioning heading into the…
CRH reports second-quarter results on July 30 with the stock under meaningful pressure — down 9.4% over the past month to $99.87 — while analyst targets point to significant recovery potential that the earnings release…
CRH heads into its August 14 earnings window with a notable divergence: the analyst community remains broadly constructive, yet price targets are drifting lower even as the stock sits well below consensus. The most…
CRH heads into its May 5 earnings release with options traders running the most cautious positioning seen all year. The clearest pre-earnings signal is in the options market. The put/call ratio climbed to 1.36 on May 1…
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