Insider Buying: Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Insider Purchases 3,750 Shares of Stock

Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) insider Nick Anderson purchased 3,750 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 4th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 2,747 per share, with a total value of £103,012.50.

Hill & Smith Trading Up 1.1%

LON:HILS traded up GBX 30 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 2,770. 6,493,030 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 607,854. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 2,454.88 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 2,314.66. Hill & Smith PLC has a 12 month low of GBX 1,634 and a 12 month high of GBX 2,810. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 25.52, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 1.85. The stock has a market capitalization of £2.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.26 and a beta of 1.29.

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) last released its earnings results 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 predict that Hill & Smith PLC will post 129.1287386 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have commented on HILS. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Hill & Smith to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the stock from GBX 2,760 to GBX 3,250 in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their target price on shares of Hill & Smith from GBX 2,625 to GBX 2,930 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. Shore Capital Group restated a “hold” rating on shares of Hill & Smith in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 2,750 target price on shares of Hill & Smith in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Hill & Smith has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 2,976.67.

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.