Hill & Smith’s (HILS) Buy Rating Reiterated at Jefferies Financial Group

Jefferies Financial Group reissued their buy rating on shares of Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) in a research report report published on Wednesday, MarketBeat reports. The brokerage currently has a GBX 3,320 price objective on the stock.

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on Hill & Smith from GBX 2,975 to GBX 3,225 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 3,098.33.

Hill & Smith Price Performance

HILS opened at GBX 2,930 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 2,895.99 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 2,560.49. The company has a market capitalization of £2.29 billion, a PE ratio of 28.84 and a beta of 1.28. Hill & Smith has a 1-year low of GBX 1,994 and a 1-year high of GBX 3,220. The company has a current ratio of 1.85, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 25.52.

Insider Activity at Hill & Smith

In other Hill & Smith news, insider Chris McLeish sold 2,682 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 2,760, for a total transaction of £74,023.20. Also, insider Anthony (Tony) James Quinlan bought 1,352 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 13th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 2,943 per share, for a total transaction of £39,789.36. 2.01% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.