Billington (LON:BILN) Sets New 12-Month High – Time to Buy?

Billington Holdings Plc (LON:BILN) hit a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 420 and last traded at GBX 406.50, with a volume of 129606 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 405.

Billington Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.38, a current ratio of 2.49 and a quick ratio of 0.89. The firm has a market capitalization of £51.42 million, a P/E ratio of 40.00 and a beta of 0.55. The company’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 407.70 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 383.92.

Billington (LON:BILN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 21st. The company reported GBX 10.40 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of GBX 9,569 million during the quarter. Billington had a net margin of 1.39% and a return on equity of 2.61%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Billington Holdings Plc will post 54.222973 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Billington

In related news, insider Dave Jones sold 2,445 shares of Billington stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 390, for a total value of £9,535.50. Also, insider Mark Smith sold 34,751 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 390, for a total value of £135,528.90. Insiders have sold a total of 64,759 shares of company stock worth $25,256,010 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 12.81% of the company’s stock.

About Billington

Billington Holdings Plc, through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and installs structural steelworks in the United Kingdom and Europe. The company designs, fabricates, and installs bespoke steel staircases, balustrade systems, and secondary steelworks. It also provides safety solutions and barrier systems to the construction industry; edge protection and fall prevention systems; and site hoarding and branding systems. In addition, the company engages in the property rental and management services.