Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Shares Pass Above 200 Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?

Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS - Get Free Report)'s share price crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 2,030.97 ($26.44) and traded as high as GBX 2,142.58 ($27.89). Hill & Smith shares last traded at GBX 2,100 ($27.34), with a volume of 177,878 shares trading hands.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently weighed in on HILS shares. Shore Capital reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Hill & Smith in a report on Thursday, September 19th. Berenberg Bank reissued a "buy" rating and set a GBX 2,350 ($30.59) price objective on shares of Hill & Smith in a report on Thursday, August 8th.

Hill & Smith Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.30, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 2.19. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,230.60 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 2,035.69 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 2,030.97.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hill & Smith

In related news, insider Rutger Helbing acquired 10,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 25th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 2,039 ($26.54) per share, for a total transaction of £203,900 ($265,425.67). Company insiders own 1.88% of the company's stock.

Hill & Smith Company Profile

Hill & Smith PLC manufactures and supplies infrastructure products in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, North America, the Middle East, rest of Asia, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Roads & Security, Engineered Solutions, and Galvanizing Services. The Roads & Security segment supplies products and services to support road and highway infrastructure, including temporary and permanent road safety barriers; renewable energy lighting and power solutions; intelligent traffic solutions; street lighting columns; and bridge parapets, as well as offers security products that includes hostile vehicle mitigation solutions, high security fencing, and automated gate solutions.