Hilton Food Group (HFG) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Hilton Food Group plc is a leading international food and supply chain services partner. We partner with leading retailers, brands and food service partners across the world. We offer a unique multi-category proposition of outstanding protein products including meat, seafood, vegan and vegetarian, and easier meals. We also offer a range of supply chain service expertise and solutions through our investment in innovative, leading technology such as Foods Connected, Agito Group and Cellular Agriculture Ltd. We are a business of over 7,000 employees, operating from 24 technologically advanced food processing, packing and logistics facilities across 19 markets in Europe, Asia Pacific and North America. Our business is built on long-term partnerships with our customers, suppliers, and people. Together we target long-term, sustainable growth and shared value. This is all delivered through our ESG strategy, The Sustainable Protein Plan.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 689 to 704
• 50-Day Range: 537.50 to 708
• 52-Week Range: 447.89 to 738
• Volume: 1.70 million shs
• Average Volume: 725,059 shs
• Market Capitalization: £621.60 million
• P/E Ratio: 12.12
• Dividend Yield: 5.05%
• Price Target: GBX 717.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Hilton Food Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hilton Food Group scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Hilton Food Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Hilton Food Group is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hilton Food Group has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hilton Food Group is 12.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hilton Food Group is 12.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 14.13.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Hilton Food Group has a PEG Ratio of 17.31. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Hilton Food Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.98. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for HFG.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Hilton Food Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.05%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Hilton Food Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Hilton Food Group is 61.40%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.14

News Sentiment

Hilton Food Group has a news sentiment score of 1.14. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Hilton Food Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

6 people have searched for HFG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Hilton Food Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

2 insiders have purchased shares of Hilton Food Group in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net £178,863.28 in company stock, which represents 0.0288% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Hilton Food Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £178,863.28 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

4.33% of the stock of Hilton Food Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

41.52% of the stock of Hilton Food Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/03/2026
• Today: 9/23/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Food Products
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:HFG
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.hiltonfoodgroupplc.com
• Phone: +44-1480-387214
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 7,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Hilton Food Group: GBX 717.50
• High Price Target: GBX 850
• Low Price Target: GBX 540
• Potential Upside/Downside: +3.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 57
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.12
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.09
• P/E Growth: 17.31
• Net Income: £46.35 million
• Net Margins: 0.47%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 5.91%
• Return on Assets: 4.96%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 157.02
• Current Ratio: 1.28
• Quick Ratio: 0.88

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £4.52 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.14
• Cash Flow: GBX 144.33 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.79
• Book Value: GBX 349.49 per share
• Price / Book: 1.98

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 89,956,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £621.60 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.75