Hilton Food Group (LON:HFG) Hits New 12-Month High at $945.00

Hilton Food Group plc (LON:HFG)’s share price hit a new 52-week high on Wednesday . The company traded as high as GBX 945 ($11.87) and last traded at GBX 934.56 ($11.74), with a volume of 334052 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 925 ($11.62).

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Shore Capital restated a “house stock” rating on shares of Hilton Food Group in a report on Wednesday, April 3rd.

Hilton Food Group Price Performance

The company has a market capitalization of £842.24 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,312.50, a P/E/G ratio of 17.31 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 153.45, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 865.44 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 788.80.

Hilton Food Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 30th will be issued a dividend of GBX 23 ($0.29) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 30th. This is a boost from Hilton Food Group’s previous dividend of $9.00. This represents a dividend yield of 2.69%. Hilton Food Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 8,000.00%.

Insider Activity at Hilton Food Group

In other Hilton Food Group news, insider Patricia Dimond sold 2,236 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 867 ($10.89), for a total transaction of £19,386.12 ($24,354.42). Company insiders own 13.99% of the company’s stock.

About Hilton Food Group

Hilton Food Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the food packing business. It offers beef, pork, lamb, poultry, seafood, and vegan and vegetarian food, such as steak, roast, diced, mince, meatloaf, sausages, burgers, meatballs ribs, chops, bacon, gammon, schnitzel, pulled belly, rib rack, smoked loin, shanks, carcass, chicken kabab, chicken drumsticks, chicken tight, chicken wings, half chicken, duck leg, duck half, coated, salmon, white fish, shellfish, fish cakes, smoked salmon, strips, nuggets, pulled, and balls.