Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Sets New 12-Month High – What’s Next?

Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS)’s share price reached a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 2,380 and last traded at GBX 2,380, with a volume of 55502 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 2,310.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HILS has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 2,530 target price on shares of Hill & Smith in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Shore Capital Group restated a “hold” rating on shares of Hill & Smith in a report on Wednesday, November 19th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Hill & Smith presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 2,601.67.

Hill & Smith Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of £1.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.64 and a beta of 1.31. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 2,233.57 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 2,154.41. The company has a current ratio of 2.20, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.30.

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.