Hill & Smith’s (HILS) “Buy” Rating Reaffirmed at Jefferies Financial Group

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS)‘s stock had its “buy” rating restated by stock analysts at Jefferies Financial Group in a note issued to investors on Wednesday,London Stock Exchange reports. They currently have a GBX 3,320 target price on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group’s price target suggests a potential upside of 8.85% from the stock’s previous close.

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on 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 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, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 3,098.33.

Hill & Smith Price Performance

Shares of HILS stock opened at GBX 3,050 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 25.52. Hill & Smith has a twelve month low of GBX 1,994 and a twelve month high of GBX 3,220. The company has a market cap of £2.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.02 and a beta of 1.28. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 2,885.95 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 2,549.23.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Chris McLeish sold 2,682 shares of Hill & Smith stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 2,760, for a total transaction of £74,023.20. Also, insider Nick Anderson purchased 3,750 shares of Hill & Smith stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 4th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 2,747 per share, for a total transaction of £103,012.50. 2.01% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.