LON:HILS Hill & Smith (HILS) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 1,828.98 +0.98 (+0.05%) As of 05/23/2025 12:12 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock About Hill & Smith Stock (LON:HILS) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Hill & Smith alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 1,768▼ 1,836.9050-Day Range 1,532▼ 1,95052-Week Range 1,463.97▼ 2,330Volume111,619 shsAverage Volume342,201 shsMarket Capitalization£1.48 billionP/E Ratio19.23Dividend Yield2.46%Price TargetGBX 2,500Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company OverviewOur 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. A key feature of the Group’s chosen markets is the influence of heightened levels of regulation and health and safety considerations on development and growth. All of our products are designed to strict specifications and tested according to applicable standards.Read More… Hill & Smith Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks64th Percentile Overall ScoreHILS MarketRank™: Hill & Smith scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.3 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingHill & Smith has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageHill & Smith has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Hill & Smith's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Hill & Smith is 19.23, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.51.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Hill & Smith is 19.23, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 23.47.Price to Book Value per Share RatioHill & Smith has a P/B Ratio of 3.20. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for HILS. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldHill & Smith pays a meaningful dividend of 2.28%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthHill & Smith does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Hill & Smith is 47.30%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Read more about Hill & Smith's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for HILS. News and Social Media2.3 / 5News Sentiment0.06 News SentimentHill & Smith has a news sentiment score of 0.06. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.67 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Hill & Smith this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.Search Interest1 people have searched for HILS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. Company Ownership3.3 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Hill & Smith insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £98,633.43 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.88% of the stock of Hill & Smith is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions78.90% of the stock of Hill & Smith is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Hill & Smith's insider trading history. Receive HILS Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Hill & Smith and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address HILS Stock News HeadlinesHill & Smith (LON:HILS) Downgraded to Hold Rating by Shore CapitalMay 24 at 1:19 AM | americanbankingnews.comHill & Smith reports positive start to 2025, maintains outlookMay 22 at 5:54 AM | za.investing.com$19 for a FULL YEAR of stock picks?!Invest in Musk's AI Play With Just $100 You don't need deep pockets to ride the next wave of AI wealth. Discover how a $100 investment could give you exposure to Musk's private AI project — via one overlooked stock.May 24, 2025 | Behind the Markets (Ad)We Think Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Might Have The DNA Of A Multi-BaggerApril 26, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comHill & Smith (LON:HILS) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.325April 12, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comHill & Smith PLC Announces New Share Awards for Directors and PDMRsApril 2, 2025 | tipranks.comHill & Smith PLC Announces Change in Voting RightsMarch 20, 2025 | tipranks.comHill & Smith PLC Enhances Employee Incentive Plans with Share PurchaseMarch 18, 2025 | tipranks.comSee More Headlines HILS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have HILS shares performed this year? Hill & Smith's stock was trading at GBX 1,868 at the beginning of the year. Since then, HILS shares have decreased by 2.1% and is now trading at GBX 1,828.98. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Hill & Smith's earnings last quarter? Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, March, 12th. The company reported $122.60 earnings per share for the quarter. Hill & Smith had a net margin of 9.23% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 17.39%. Read the conference call transcript. How do I buy shares of Hill & Smith? Shares of HILS stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock. What other stocks do shareholders of Hill & Smith own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Hill & Smith investors own include B&M European Value Retail (BME), Coats Group (COA), 4D pharma (DDDD), genedrive (GDR), Greencore Group (GNC), Halma (HLMA) and IQE (IQE). Company Calendar Last Earnings3/12/2025Today5/24/2025Record date for 7/4 Dividend5/29/2025Ex-Dividend for 7/4 Dividend5/29/2025Dividend Payable7/04/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorIndustrials Industry Engineering & Construction Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolLON:HILS CIKN/A Webwww.hsholdings.com Phone+44-121-7047430FaxN/AEmployees4,336Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price TargetGBX 2,500 High Stock Price TargetGBX 2,500 Low Stock Price TargetGBX 2,500 Potential Upside/Downside+36.7%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.50 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)GBX 95.13 Trailing P/E Ratio19.23 Forward P/E Ratio14.16 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income£77.07 million Net Margins9.23% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity17.39% Return on Assets10.01% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio34.30 Current Ratio2.20 Quick Ratio0.92 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£834.58 million Price / Sales1.77 Cash FlowGBX 35.65 per share Price / Cash Flow51.30 Book ValueGBX 570.77 per share Price / Book3.20Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares80,678,087Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£1.48 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.31 7 Stocks That Could Be Bigger Than Tesla, Nvidia, and GoogleLooking for the next FAANG stock before everyone has heard about it? 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