Insider Buying: Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Insider Acquires 4,120 Shares of Stock

Key Points

  • Hill & Smith insider Nick Anderson bought 4,120 shares at GBX 2,922 each, investing approximately £120,386. He also purchased 3,750 shares in June for about £103,013.
  • The stock opened at GBX 3,040 and has traded between GBX 1,994 and GBX 3,220 over the past year. Hill & Smith has a market capitalization of approximately £2.38 billion.
  • Analysts maintain a positive outlook, with three Buy ratings and one Hold rating. The consensus is Moderate Buy, with an average price target of GBX 3,241.67.

Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS - Get Free Report) insider Nick Anderson acquired 4,120 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 14th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 2,922 per share, for a total transaction of £120,386.40.

Nick Anderson also recently made the following trade(s):

  • On Thursday, June 4th, Nick Anderson purchased 3,750 shares of Hill & Smith stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 2,747 per share, for a total transaction of £103,012.50.

Hill & Smith Stock Performance

Hill & Smith stock opened at GBX 3,040 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 41.04, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 2.04. The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 2,901.19 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 2,567.86. The company has a market capitalization of £2.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.92 and a beta of 1.28. Hill & Smith PLC has a fifty-two week low of GBX 1,994 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 3,220.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 3,320 price objective on shares of Hill & Smith in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on shares of Hill & Smith from GBX 2,975 to GBX 3,225 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Berenberg Bank lifted their price target on shares of Hill & Smith from GBX 2,950 to GBX 3,180 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 3,241.67.




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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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