Hill & Smith (HILS) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. 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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 2,880 to 2,950
• 50-Day Range: 2,765 to 3,320
• 52-Week Range: 1,994 to 3,345
• Volume: 67,550 shs
• Average Volume: 580,488 shs
• Market Capitalization: £2.27 billion
• P/E Ratio: 24.21
• Dividend Yield: 1.94%
• Price Target: GBX 3,241.67
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Hill & Smith Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hill & Smith scored higher than 44% 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: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Hill & Smith has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Hill & Smith has a consensus price target of GBX 3,241.67, representing about 10.4% upside from its current price of GBX 2,935.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hill & Smith has only been the subject of 1 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 Hill & Smith is 24.25, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.05.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hill & Smith is 24.25, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 32.86.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Hill & Smith has a P/B Ratio of 5.14. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued 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 HILS.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Hill & Smith pays a meaningful dividend of 1.94%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Hill & Smith does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Hill & Smith is 58.62%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Hill & Smith this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

2 insiders have purchased shares of Hill & Smith 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 £160,175.76 in company stock, which represents 0.0070% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Hill & Smith insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £160,175.76 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.03% of the stock of Hill & Smith is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

58.35% of the stock of Hill & Smith is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Construction & Engineering
• Sub-Industry: Construction & Engineering
• Current Symbol: LON:HILS
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.hsgroup.com
• Phone: +44-121-7047430
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 5,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Hill & Smith: GBX 3,241.67
• High Price Target: GBX 3,320
• Low Price Target: GBX 3,180
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 121.01
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.25
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £77.07 million
• Net Margins: 7.96%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 15.00%
• Return on Assets: 10.01%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 41.04
• Current Ratio: 2.04
• Quick Ratio: 0.92

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.22 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.87
• Cash Flow: GBX 57.21 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 51.30
• Book Value: GBX 570.77 per share
• Price / Book: 5.14

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 77,583,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £2.28 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.29