LON:HILS Hill & Smith (HILS) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 1,888 +12.00 (+0.64%) (As of 12/24/2024 07:50 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades About Hill & Smith Stock (LON:HILS) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Hill & Smith alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 1,874▼ 1,88850-Day Range 1,876▼ 2,16052-Week Range 1,754▼ 2,330Volume14,060 shsAverage Volume122,290 shsMarket Capitalization£1.52 billionP/E Ratio2,008.51Dividend Yield2.38%Price TargetGBX 2,350Consensus RatingBuy Company OverviewHill & 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. The Engineered Solutions segment supplies engineered steel and composite solutions for a range of infrastructure markets, including energy generation and distribution, marine, rail, and housing sectors; and supplies engineered pipe supports for the water, power, and liquid natural gas markets, as well as offers seismic protection solutions. The Galvanizing Services segment provides services that enhance the sustainability and maintenance life of steel products, such as steel works, lighting columns, bridges, agricultural equipment, and other products for the industrial and infrastructure markets. The company was formerly known as Hill & Smith Holdings PLC and changed its name to Hill & Smith PLC in November 2022. Hill & Smith PLC was founded in 1824 and is headquartered in Solihull, the United Kingdom.Read More… Hill & Smith Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks23rd Percentile Overall ScoreHILS MarketRank™: Hill & Smith scored higher than 23% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingHill & Smith has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageHill & Smith has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about Hill & Smith's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.0 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Hill & Smith is 2,008.51, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.10.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Hill & Smith is 2,008.51, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 371.17.Price to Book Value per Share RatioHill & Smith has a P/B Ratio of 3.31. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for HILS. Dividend0.8 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldHill & Smith pays a meaningful dividend of 2.23%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthHill & Smith does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Hill & Smith is 4,787.23%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Read more about Hill & Smith's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for HILS. News and Social Media0.6 / 5News SentimentN/A Search Interest1 people have searched for HILS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. Company Ownership3.3 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Hill & Smith insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £203,900 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.88% of the stock of Hill & Smith is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions78.90% of the stock of Hill & Smith is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Hill & Smith's insider trading history. Receive HILS Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Hill & Smith and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address HILS Stock News HeadlinesHill & Smith PLC Announces Share Capital DetailsDecember 2, 2024 | tipranks.comHere's Why We Think Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Is Well Worth WatchingOctober 27, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comHas Trump Finally Gone Too Far?Lately, there's been a lot of buzz around a secret loophole executive insiders are using to make millions buying and selling their own stocks. It's so powerful ... so profitable ... that most people immediately assume this is just another example of Trump doing what's best for business executives. But surprisingly, this loophole has been on the books for many years and executives have been using it to make HUNDREDS of millions of dollars. And here's the good news.December 25, 2024 | Insiders Exposed (Ad)Smith & Winfield-Hill sign WBBL dealsOctober 25, 2024 | msn.comHannity, Stephen A. Smith lock horns over Trump-Harris raceOctober 25, 2024 | msn.comTrump says he’d fire Jack Smith within ‘two seconds’ of taking officeOctober 24, 2024 | msn.comHill addresses lack of targets, other issues. And Smith returns with two corners injuredOctober 24, 2024 | msn.comSuspects posing as DTE workers allegedly kill Michigan man, duct tape his wife, sheriff saysOctober 13, 2024 | cbsnews.comSee More Headlines HILS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have HILS shares performed this year? Hill & Smith's stock was trading at GBX 1,908 at the beginning of the year. Since then, HILS shares have decreased by 1.0% and is now trading at GBX 1,888. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How do I buy shares of Hill & Smith? Shares of HILS stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.Compare Top Brokerages Here. What other stocks do shareholders of Hill & Smith own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Hill & Smith investors own include B&M European Value Retail (BME), Coats Group (COA), 4D pharma (DDDD), genedrive (GDR), Greencore Group (GNC), Halma (HLMA) and IQE (IQE). Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 1/7 Dividend11/28/2024Today12/25/2024Dividend Payable1/07/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorIndustrials Industry Engineering & Construction Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolLON:HILS CUSIPN/A CIKN/A Webwww.hsholdings.com Phone+44-121-7047430FaxN/AEmployees4,336Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price TargetGBX 2,350 High Stock Price TargetGBX 2,350 Low Stock Price TargetGBX 2,350 Potential Upside/Downside+24.5%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)GBX 0.94 Trailing P/E Ratio2,008.51 Forward P/E Ratio14.62 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income£76.80 million Net Margins9.23% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity17.73% Return on Assets10.01% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio34.30 Current Ratio2.19 Quick Ratio0.92 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£831.70 million Price / Sales1.82 Cash FlowGBX 36.80 per share Price / Cash Flow51.30 Book ValueGBX 571 per share Price / Book3.31Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares80,330,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£1.52 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.31 10 Best Cheap Stocks to Buy NowMarketBeat just released its list of 10 cheap stocks that have been overlooked by the market and may be seriously undervalued. 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