Hill & Smith PLC to Issue Dividend of GBX 16.50 (LON:HILS)

Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) announced a dividend on Thursday, August 8th,Upcoming Dividends.Co.Uk reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 28th will be given a dividend of GBX 16.50 ($0.21) per share on Tuesday, January 7th. This represents a yield of 0.77%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 28th. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.

Hill & Smith Stock Performance

Shares of HILS opened at GBX 2,145 ($26.94) on Tuesday. Hill & Smith has a one year low of GBX 1,752 ($22.00) and a one year high of GBX 2,330 ($29.26). The company has a market cap of £1.72 billion, a PE ratio of 2,292.55 and a beta of 1.31. The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 2,052.39 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 2,049.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.30, a current ratio of 2.19 and a quick ratio of 0.92.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HILS has been the subject of several recent research reports. Shore Capital reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Hill & Smith in a report on Thursday, September 19th. Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 2,350 ($29.52) target price on shares of Hill & Smith in a research note on Thursday, August 8th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hill & Smith

In related news, insider Rutger Helbing purchased 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 25th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 2,039 ($25.61) per share, with a total value of £203,900 ($256,091.43). Insiders own 1.88% of the company’s stock.

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.