Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) Insider Carol Chesney Purchases 1,054 Shares

Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS - Get Free Report) insider Carol Chesney acquired 1,054 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 14th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,842 ($23.93) per share, for a total transaction of £19,414.68 ($25,217.15).

Hill & Smith Stock Performance

HILS remained flat at GBX 1,920 ($24.94) during midday trading on Tuesday. The company's stock had a trading volume of 8,257,736 shares, compared to its average volume of 548,715. The company has a market cap of £1.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.18 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.30, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 2.20. The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 1,903.04 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 1,983.31. Hill & Smith PLC has a 1 year low of GBX 1,734 ($22.52) and a 1 year high of GBX 2,330 ($30.26).

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 12th. The company reported GBX 122.60 ($1.59) EPS for the quarter. Hill & Smith had a return on equity of 17.39% and a net margin of 9.23%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Hill & Smith PLC will post 129.1287386 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on HILS shares. Shore Capital reissued a "hold" rating on shares of Hill & Smith in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Berenberg Bank reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 2,500 ($32.47) price objective on shares of Hill & Smith in a research note on Monday.

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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.