Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Insider Acquires £120,386.40 in Stock

Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS – Get Free Report) insider Nick Anderson acquired 4,120 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 14th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 2,922 per share, for a total transaction of £120,386.40.

Nick Anderson also recently made the following trade(s):

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• On Thursday, June 4th, Nick Anderson acquired 3,750 shares of Hill & Smith stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 2,747 per share, for a total transaction of £103,012.50.

Hill & Smith Stock Up 3.8%

Shares of HILS traded up GBX 110 during trading hours on Monday, hitting GBX 3,040. The stock had a trading volume of 254,456 shares, compared to its average volume of 570,228. Hill & Smith PLC has a 1-year low of GBX 1,994 and a 1-year high of GBX 3,220. The firm has a market capitalization of £2.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.92 and a beta of 1.28. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 2,901.19 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 2,567.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 41.04, a current ratio of 2.04 and a quick ratio of 0.92.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently commented on HILS. Berenberg Bank upped their price objective on Hill & Smith from GBX 2,950 to GBX 3,180 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on Hill & Smith from GBX 2,975 to GBX 3,225 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 3,320 target price on shares of Hill & Smith in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 3,241.67.

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About Hill & Smith

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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.

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