Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Rating Reiterated by Shore Capital

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS – Get Rating)‘s stock had its “hold” rating reiterated by equities research analysts at Shore Capital in a research report issued on Thursday, MarketBeat Ratings reports.

HILS has been the topic of a number of other reports. Berenberg Bank dropped their price objective on shares of Hill & Smith from GBX 1,600 ($19.90) to GBX 1,490 ($18.53) and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 19th. Peel Hunt restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 1,500 ($18.66) target price on shares of Hill & Smith in a research report on Wednesday, March 8th. Finally, Numis Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 1,600 ($19.90) price objective on shares of Hill & Smith in a research report on Monday, February 20th.

Hill & Smith Price Performance

LON HILS opened at GBX 1,456 ($18.11) on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.58, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 2.01. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 1,357.42 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 1,285.44. Hill & Smith has a 52-week low of GBX 859 ($10.68) and a 52-week high of GBX 1,474 ($18.33). The company has a market cap of £1.17 billion, a PE ratio of 2,173.13 and a beta of 1.24.

Insider Transactions at Hill & Smith

In related news, insider Pete Raby acquired 1,920 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 10th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,347 ($16.75) per share, for a total transaction of £25,862.40 ($32,167.16). In other news, insider Alan Giddins acquired 3,625 shares of Hill & Smith stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 8th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,359 ($16.90) per share, for a total transaction of £49,263.75 ($61,273.32). Also, insider Pete Raby bought 1,920 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 10th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 1,347 ($16.75) per share, for a total transaction of £25,862.40 ($32,167.16). In the last three months, insiders have purchased 7,456 shares of company stock worth $9,996,915. 2.36% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hill & Smith Company Profile

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Hill & Smith PLC manufactures and supplies infrastructure products in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, North America, the Middle East, rest of Asia, and internationally. It operates through Roads & Security; Utilities; and Galvanizing Services segments. The Roads & Security segment designs, manufactures, and installs temporary and permanent safety products for the roads market, as well as provides range of security products to protect people, buildings, and infrastructure from attacks, including hostile vehicle mitigation solutions, high security fencing, and automated gate solutions.