Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) Insider Purchases £19,414.68 in Stock

Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) insider Carol Chesney purchased 1,054 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 14th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 1,842 ($23.86) per share, for a total transaction of £19,414.68 ($25,148.55).

Hill & Smith Price Performance

HILS stock traded up GBX 32 ($0.41) during trading on Friday, reaching GBX 1,894 ($24.53). 188,139 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 407,423. Hill & Smith PLC has a twelve month low of GBX 1,734 ($22.46) and a twelve month high of GBX 2,330 ($30.18). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.30, a current ratio of 2.20 and a quick ratio of 0.92. The company has a market capitalization of £1.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.91 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 1,900.72 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 1,987.28.

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 12th. The company reported GBX 122.60 ($1.59) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Hill & Smith had a net margin of 9.23% and a return on equity of 17.39%. As a group, equities analysts predict that Hill & Smith PLC will post 129.1287386 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Shore Capital reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Hill & Smith in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th.

About Hill & Smith

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.