Hill & Smith’s (HILS) Buy Rating Reiterated at Berenberg Bank

Berenberg Bank reiterated their buy rating on shares of Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) in a report published on Thursday, MarketBeat reports. The brokerage currently has a GBX 2,750 target price on the stock.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 2,530 target price on shares of Hill & Smith in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Shore Capital Group reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Hill & Smith in a report on Wednesday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Hill & Smith has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 2,736.67.

Hill & Smith Trading Down 3.1%

LON:HILS opened at GBX 2,185 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of £1.73 billion, a PE ratio of 21.98 and a beta of 1.22. The business’s 50 day moving average is GBX 2,295 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 2,194.37. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 25.52. Hill & Smith has a 52 week low of GBX 1,463.97 and a 52 week high of GBX 2,455.

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, March 11th. The company reported GBX 132.20 earnings per share for the quarter. Hill & Smith had a net margin of 9.50% and a return on equity of 17.34%. On average, analysts predict that Hill & Smith will post 129.1287386 EPS for the current year.

Hill & Smith Company Profile

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.