Insider Buying: Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) Insider Acquires 1,054 Shares of Stock

Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILSGet Free Report) insider Carol Chesney acquired 1,054 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 14th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,842 ($23.81) per share, for a total transaction of £19,414.68 ($25,096.54).

Hill & Smith Stock Up 1.7 %

HILS opened at GBX 1,894 ($24.48) on Monday. Hill & Smith PLC has a one year low of GBX 1,734 ($22.41) and a one year high of GBX 2,330 ($30.12). 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’s fifty day moving average is GBX 1,901.72 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 1,984.53. The company has a market capitalization of £1.53 billion, a PE ratio of 19.91 and a beta of 1.31.

Hill & Smith (LON:HILSGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, March 12th. The company reported GBX 122.60 ($1.58) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Hill & Smith had a return on equity of 17.39% and a net margin of 9.23%. On average, equities analysts predict that Hill & Smith PLC will post 129.1287386 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Shore Capital reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Hill & Smith in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th.

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Hill & Smith Company Profile

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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.

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