Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) Insider Carol Chesney Acquires 1,054 Shares

Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) insider Carol Chesney purchased 1,054 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 14th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,842 ($23.83) per share, for a total transaction of £19,414.68 ($25,112.77).

Hill & Smith Trading Up 1.7 %

Hill & Smith stock opened at GBX 1,894 ($24.50) on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 1,901.72 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 1,986.04. Hill & Smith PLC has a 1 year low of GBX 1,734 ($22.43) and a 1 year high of GBX 2,330 ($30.14). The stock has a market cap of £1.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.91 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.30, a current ratio of 2.20 and a quick ratio of 0.92.

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 12th. The company reported GBX 122.60 ($1.59) earnings per share for the quarter. Hill & Smith had a net margin of 9.23% and a return on equity of 17.39%. On average, equities analysts predict that Hill & Smith PLC will post 129.1287386 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Shore Capital reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Hill & Smith in a report on Tuesday, January 7th.

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.