Insider Buying: Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Insider Buys £120,386.40 in Stock

Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) insider Nick Anderson acquired 4,120 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 14th. The shares were bought 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 acquired 3,750 shares of Hill & Smith stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 2,747 per share, for a total transaction of £103,012.50.

Hill & Smith Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of LON HILS opened at GBX 2,945 on Thursday. Hill & Smith PLC has a 52 week low of GBX 1,994 and a 52 week high of GBX 3,220. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 2,908.49 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 2,577.82. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 2.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 41.04. The company has a market cap of £2.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.99 and a beta of 1.28.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 3,320 price objective on shares of Hill & Smith in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Berenberg Bank upped their target price 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. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their target price 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. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Hill & Smith has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 3,241.67.

Hill & Smith Company Profile

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.