Hilton Food Group (LON:HFG) Insider Acquires £79,973.28 in Stock

Hilton Food Group plc (LON:HFG) insider Matt Osborne purchased 12,008 shares of Hilton Food Group stock in a transaction on Friday, September 11th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 666 per share, with a total value of £79,973.28.

Hilton Food Group Stock Performance

LON:HFG opened at GBX 689.60 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is GBX 607.49 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 551.74. The company has a market cap of £620.33 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.10, a PEG ratio of 17.31 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 157.02, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.28. Hilton Food Group plc has a 52-week low of GBX 447.89 and a 52-week high of GBX 738.

Hilton Food Group (LON:HFG) last released its earnings results on Thursday, September 3rd. The company reported GBX 25.70 earnings per share for the quarter. Hilton Food Group had a net margin of 0.47% and a return on equity of 5.91%. Equities research analysts anticipate that Hilton Food Group plc will post 62.3340321 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

HFG has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on shares of Hilton Food Group from GBX 815 to GBX 850 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 4th. Berenberg Bank raised their price objective on shares of Hilton Food Group from GBX 790 to GBX 810 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 7th. Finally, Shore Capital Group reissued a “house stock” rating on shares of Hilton Food Group in a research note on Thursday, September 3rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Hilton Food Group has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 717.50.

Hilton Food Group Company Profile

Hilton Food Group plc is a leading international food and supply chain services partner. We partner with leading retailers, brands and food service partners across the world.

We offer a unique multi-category proposition of outstanding protein products including meat, seafood, vegan and vegetarian, and easier meals. We also offer a range of supply chain service expertise and solutions through our investment in innovative, leading technology such as Foods Connected, Agito Group and Cellular Agriculture Ltd.

We are a business of over 7,000 employees, operating from 24 technologically advanced food processing, packing and logistics facilities across 19 markets in Europe, Asia Pacific and North America.