Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Stock Price Crosses Above 200-Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS - Get Free Report)'s stock price crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 2,025.26 ($26.26) and traded as high as GBX 2,055 ($26.65). Hill & Smith shares last traded at GBX 2,030 ($26.33), with a volume of 263,651 shares traded.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HILS has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Shore Capital reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Hill & Smith in a research note on Thursday, September 19th. Berenberg Bank reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 2,350 ($30.48) price target on shares of Hill & Smith in a research note on Thursday, August 8th.

Hill & Smith Price Performance

The company has a current ratio of 2.19, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.30. The firm has a market cap of £1.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 2,159.57 and a beta of 1.31. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 2,039.29 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 2,025.26.

Hill & Smith Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, January 7th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 28th will be paid a GBX 16.50 ($0.21) dividend. This represents a yield of 0.77%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 28th. Hill & Smith's dividend payout ratio is presently 4,787.23%.

Insider Activity at Hill & Smith

In other news, insider Rutger Helbing bought 10,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 25th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 2,039 ($26.44) per share, with a total value of £203,900 ($264,427.44). 1.88% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.