Key Points
- Insider buying: Hill & Smith director Nick Anderson bought 3,750 shares on June 4 at an average price of GBX 2,747, totaling £103,012.50.
- Share performance: The stock was up 0.6% to GBX 2,755.72, near its 52-week high of GBX 2,810 and well above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages.
- Analyst sentiment: Research firms are broadly positive on Hill & Smith, with three Buy ratings and one Hold, giving the stock a Moderate Buy consensus and an average target price of GBX 2,976.67.
Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS - Get Free Report) insider Nick Anderson bought 3,750 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 4th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 2,747 per share, with a total value of £103,012.50.
Hill & Smith Trading Up 0.6%
LON HILS opened at GBX 2,755.72 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of £2.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.12 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 25.52, a current ratio of 1.85 and a quick ratio of 0.92. The stock's 50-day moving average is GBX 2,467.60 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 2,319. Hill & Smith PLC has a one year low of GBX 1,634 and a one year high of GBX 2,810.
Hill & Smith (LON:HILS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 11th. The company reported GBX 132.20 earnings per share for the quarter. Hill & Smith had a return on equity of 17.34% and a net margin of 9.50%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Hill & Smith PLC will post 129.1287386 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Ratings Changes
HILS has been the topic of a number of research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on shares of Hill & Smith from GBX 2,625 to GBX 2,930 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. Shore Capital Group restated a "hold" rating on shares of Hill & Smith in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Hill & Smith to a "buy" rating and boosted their price objective for the company from GBX 2,760 to GBX 3,250 in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 2,750 price objective on shares of Hill & Smith in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of GBX 2,976.67.
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About Hill & Smith
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Our purpose is to create sustainable infrastructure and safe transport through innovation.
Hill & Smith PLC is an international group with leading positions in the supply of infrastructure products and galvanizing services to global markets. Through a focus on leading positions in niche markets we aim to consistently deliver strong returns and shareholder value.
Supplying to, and located in, global markets the Group serves customers from facilities in Australia, India, Sweden, the UK and the USA, building a presence in international markets, where countries are upgrading or improving their infrastructure as their economies grow.
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