Shore Capital Group Reiterates “Hold” Rating for Hill & Smith (LON:HILS)

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS)‘s stock had its “hold” rating reiterated by Shore Capital Group in a report issued on Wednesday,London Stock Exchange reports.

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 2,530 price target on shares of Hill & Smith in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 2,601.67.

Hill & Smith Price Performance

HILS traded up GBX 15 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching GBX 2,260. 188,002 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 382,684. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 1.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 26.57. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 2,289.40 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 2,193.27. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.74 and a beta of 1.22. Hill & Smith has a one year low of GBX 1,463.97 and a one year high of GBX 2,455.

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 11th. The company reported GBX 132.20 earnings per share for the quarter. Hill & Smith had a return on equity of 16.99% and a net margin of 9.36%. As a group, research analysts predict that Hill & Smith will post 129.1287386 EPS for the current year.

About Hill & Smith

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.