Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Insider Buys 1,352 Shares

Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) insider Anthony (Tony) James Quinlan acquired 1,352 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 13th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 2,943 per share, for a total transaction of £39,789.36.

Hill & Smith Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of LON:HILS traded down GBX 20 during midday trading on Friday, hitting GBX 2,910. The stock had a trading volume of 284,464 shares, compared to its average volume of 573,069. Hill & Smith PLC has a 12 month low of GBX 1,994 and a 12 month high of GBX 3,220. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 25.52. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 2,893.29 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 2,557.89. The company has a market cap of £2.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.64 and a beta of 1.28.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently commented on HILS shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on shares of Hill & Smith from GBX 2,975 to GBX 3,225 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 3,320 target price on shares of Hill & Smith in a report on Wednesday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 3,098.33.

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.