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

Shares of Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as high as GBX 2,480 and last traded at GBX 2,470, with a volume of 155278 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 2,410.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on shares of Hill & Smith from GBX 2,625 to GBX 2,930 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Shore Capital Group reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Hill & Smith in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 2,750 price target on shares of Hill & Smith in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 2,760 price target on shares of Hill & Smith in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 2,813.33.

Hill & Smith Price Performance

The company has a market capitalization of £1.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.74 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 25.52, a current ratio of 1.85 and a quick ratio of 0.92. The business has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 2,274.34 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 2,232.58.

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 11th. The company reported GBX 132.20 earnings per share for the quarter. Hill & Smith had a net margin of 9.50% and a return on equity of 17.34%. On average, research analysts expect that Hill & Smith PLC will post 129.1287386 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.