Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Sets New 12-Month Low - What's Next?

Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS - Get Free Report)'s share price hit a new 52-week low during trading on Monday . The company traded as low as GBX 1,488 ($19.48) and last traded at GBX 1,498 ($19.61), with a volume of 18937 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,555.85 ($20.36).

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently commented on HILS. Berenberg Bank restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 2,500 ($32.72) target price on shares of Hill & Smith in a research note on Monday, March 17th. Shore Capital restated a "hold" rating on shares of Hill & Smith in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th.

Hill & Smith Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.30, a current ratio of 2.20 and a quick ratio of 0.92. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 1,837.91 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 1,937.79. The stock has a market cap of £1.30 billion, a PE ratio of 16.97 and a beta of 1.31.

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 12th. The company reported GBX 122.60 ($1.60) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Hill & Smith had a net margin of 9.23% and a return on equity of 17.39%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Hill & Smith PLC will post 129.1287386 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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Hill & Smith Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 29th will be paid a dividend of GBX 32.50 ($0.43) per share. This is a positive change from Hill & Smith's previous dividend of $16.50. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 29th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.7%. Hill & Smith's payout ratio is 47.30%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Hill & Smith news, 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 price of GBX 1,842 ($24.11) per share, for a total transaction of £19,414.68 ($25,411.88). Also, insider Alan Giddins purchased 4,225 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 12th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 1,875 ($24.54) per share, for a total transaction of £79,218.75 ($103,689.46). Insiders own 1.88% of the company's stock.

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.