Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) Insider Acquires £203,900 in Stock

Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) insider Rutger Helbing acquired 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 25th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 2,039 ($27.30) per share, with a total value of £203,900 ($273,031.60).

Hill & Smith Stock Performance

Shares of Hill & Smith stock opened at GBX 2,075 ($27.79) on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 2,101.49 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 2,012.31. Hill & Smith PLC has a 1 year low of GBX 1,574 ($21.08) and a 1 year high of GBX 2,330 ($31.20). The company has a market capitalization of £1.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,207.45 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.30, a current ratio of 2.19 and a quick ratio of 0.92.

Hill & Smith Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, January 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 28th will be given a dividend of GBX 16.50 ($0.22) per share. This represents a yield of 0.77%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 28th. Hill & Smith’s payout ratio is 4,787.23%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on HILS shares. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 2,350 ($31.47) price target on shares of Hill & Smith in a report on Thursday, August 8th. Shore Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Hill & Smith in a report on Thursday, September 19th.

Hill & Smith Company Profile

Hill & Smith PLC manufactures and supplies infrastructure products in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, North America, the Middle East, rest of Asia, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Roads & Security, Engineered Solutions, and Galvanizing Services. The Roads & Security segment supplies products and services to support road and highway infrastructure, including temporary and permanent road safety barriers; renewable energy lighting and power solutions; intelligent traffic solutions; street lighting columns; and bridge parapets, as well as offers security products that includes hostile vehicle mitigation solutions, high security fencing, and automated gate solutions.