Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) Insider Alan Giddins Buys 4,225 Shares

Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) insider Alan Giddins purchased 4,225 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 12th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,875 ($24.32) per share, with a total value of £79,218.75 ($102,734.73).

Hill & Smith Stock Down 1.3 %

HILS traded down GBX 24 ($0.31) during trading on Thursday, hitting GBX 1,848 ($23.97). 361,715 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 414,159. Hill & Smith PLC has a 12-month low of GBX 1,734 ($22.49) and a 12-month high of GBX 2,330 ($30.22). The company’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 1,900.90 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 1,988.90. The company has a current ratio of 2.20, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.30. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.43 and a beta of 1.31.

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 12th. The company reported GBX 122.60 ($1.59) EPS for the quarter. Hill & Smith had a return on equity of 17.39% and a net margin of 9.23%. Analysts predict that Hill & Smith PLC will post 129.1287386 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Shore Capital reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Hill & Smith in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th.

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.