Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Insider Buys £39,789.36 in Stock

Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) insider Anthony (Tony) James Quinlan purchased 1,352 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 13th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 2,943 per share, with a total value of £39,789.36.

Hill & Smith Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of HILS traded down GBX 20 during trading hours on Friday, reaching GBX 2,910. The stock had a trading volume of 284,464 shares, compared to its average volume of 573,069. The company has a market cap of £2.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.64 and a beta of 1.28. Hill & Smith PLC has a 52 week low of GBX 1,994 and a 52 week high of GBX 3,220. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 25.52. The firm has a 50-day moving average of GBX 2,893.29 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 2,557.89.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on Hill & Smith from GBX 2,975 to GBX 3,225 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 3,320 target price on shares of Hill & Smith in a report on Wednesday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Hill & Smith has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 3,098.33.

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.