ASX Top 200 Stocks Down Under 31 May 2021: James Hardie Industries, Sonic Healthcare, Brambles

James Hardie Industries: A ship laden down with concrete

In today’s edition of ASX Top 200 Stocks Down Under, When we last wrote about James Hardie Industries (28 January 2020), it was Australia’s largest manufacturer of fibre cement and backerboard. This Sydney-based company has been a shareholder’s best mate over the last year, rising 57% during FY21 to date. The market is expecting strong earnings growth on the back of the COVID-19 construction boom. But maybe the shareholder return ship has already sailed.

 

Also in today’s edition, a look at pathology services provider Sonic Healthcare (ASX: SHL) and reusable logistics supplier Brambles (ASX: BXB).

 

Click here to read the previous edition of ASX Top 200 Stocks Down Under published 24 May 2021

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