Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Earns “Buy” Rating from Shore Capital

Shore Capital restated their buy rating on shares of Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) in a research report sent to investors on Tuesday, MarketBeat.com reports.

Separately, Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a buy rating and set a GBX 2,350 ($30.73) target price on shares of Hill & Smith in a report on Thursday, August 8th.

Hill & Smith Price Performance

Shares of LON:HILS opened at GBX 2,030 ($26.55) on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of £1.63 billion, a PE ratio of 2,159.57 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 2.19. The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 2,117.39 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 1,997.18. Hill & Smith has a one year low of GBX 1,574 ($20.58) and a one year high of GBX 2,330 ($30.47).

Hill & Smith Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, January 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 28th will be given a dividend of GBX 16.50 ($0.22) per share. This represents a yield of 0.77%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 28th. Hill & Smith’s payout ratio is 4,787.23%.

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.