Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Reaches New 1-Year High – Here’s What Happened

Shares of Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) reached a new 52-week high on Friday . The company traded as high as GBX 2,305 and last traded at GBX 2,305, with a volume of 131954 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 2,270.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have commented on HILS shares. Shore Capital restated a “hold” rating on shares of Hill & Smith in a research note on Wednesday, November 19th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 2,530 price objective on shares of Hill & Smith in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Hill & Smith presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 2,601.67.

Hill & Smith Trading Up 1.1%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.30, a current ratio of 2.20 and a quick ratio of 0.92. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 2,181.83 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 2,085.83. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.09 and a beta of 1.31.

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.