Insider Buying: Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Insider Acquires £39,789.36 in Stock

Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) insider Anthony (Tony) James Quinlan acquired 1,352 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 13th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 2,943 per share, for a total transaction of £39,789.36.

Hill & Smith Stock Performance

Shares of Hill & Smith stock opened at GBX 2,930 on Monday. Hill & Smith PLC has a fifty-two week low of GBX 1,994 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 3,220. The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 2,895.99 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 2,562.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 41.04, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 2.04. The firm has a market capitalization of £2.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.84 and a beta of 1.28.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HILS has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 3,320 price target on shares of Hill & Smith in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on Hill & Smith from GBX 2,975 to GBX 3,225 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 3,098.33.

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.