Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Given “Buy” Rating at Berenberg Bank

Berenberg Bank reiterated their buy rating on shares of Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) in a research note released on Monday morning, MarketBeat reports. The firm currently has a GBX 2,500 ($32.47) price objective on the stock.

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

Hill & Smith Stock Performance

Shares of LON:HILS opened at GBX 1,920 ($24.94) on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 2.20, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.30. The company has a market cap of £1.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.18 and a beta of 1.31. Hill & Smith has a 12 month low of GBX 1,734 ($22.52) and a 12 month high of GBX 2,330 ($30.26). The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 1,903.04 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 1,983.31.

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

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Alan Giddins bought 4,225 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 12th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 1,875 ($24.35) per share, with a total value of £79,218.75 ($102,894.86). Also, insider Carol Chesney bought 1,054 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 14th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 1,842 ($23.93) per share, with a total value of £19,414.68 ($25,217.15). Company insiders own 1.88% of the company’s stock.

About Hill & Smith

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.