** Analysts at Citi lower price target on James Hardie Industries JHX.AX to A$41.5; maintain "Neutral" rating
** On Wednesday, the Dublin-based fibre cement maker posted a 9% decline in FY adjusted net income vs last year, due to which the brokerage further downgrades its FY26/27 expectations by 3% to 6%
** Jefferies cuts North America sales forecasts by 5%-6% for FY26-FY28 as co expects to see pressure in U.S. residential end markets
** Jefferies cuts FY26-FY28 EBIT forecasts by 8%, 9% and 5%, respectively, driven by weaker sales in North America
** Analysts on average rate the stock "Hold"; at a median PT of A$44, according to data compiled by LSEG
** Shares last traded at A$36.11 and are down 27.9% YTD, as of last close
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