LON:HILS

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

GBX 1,470

+14.00 (+0.96%)

(As of 04:35 PM ET)

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Today's Range: 1,440
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1,486
50-Day Range: 1,302
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1,474
52-Week Range: 859
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1,514

Volume: 85,011 shs
Average Volume: 126,756 shs
Market Capitalization: £1.18 billion

P/E Ratio: 2,227.27
Dividend Yield: 2.38%
Price Target: GBX 1,563.33

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Hill & Smith MarketRank™ Forecast

Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy
2.75 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 5.9% Upside
GBX 1,563.33 Price Target
Short Interest: N/A
Dividend Strength: Weak
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 0.47
Based on 10 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares
£44.77 M Bought Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

1.35 out of 5 stars

1.4

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Hill & Smith has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of GBX 1,563.33, Hill & Smith has a forecasted upside of 5.9% from its current price of GBX 1,475.66.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Hill & Smith has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

N/A

Short Interest

Short Interest
There is no current short interest data available for HILS.

0.8

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Hill & Smith pays a meaningful dividend of 2.37%, 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 5,303.03%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for HILS.

2.5

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Hill & Smith has a news sentiment score of 0.47. 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 0.33 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Hill & Smith this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
Only 2 people have searched for HILS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -85% compared to the previous 30 days.

3.3

Company Ownership

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 £447,729.15 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 2.36% of the stock of Hill & Smith is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
83.47% of the stock of Hill & Smith is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

0.0

Earnings and Valuation

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Hill & Smith is 2,235.85, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 126.09.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Hill & Smith is 2,235.85, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 557.16.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Hill & Smith has a P/B Ratio of 2.99. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Stock

Hill & Smith PLC manufactures and supplies infrastructure products in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, North America, the Middle East, rest of Asia, and internationally. It operates through Roads & Security; Utilities; and Galvanizing Services segments. The Roads & Security segment designs, manufactures, and installs temporary and permanent safety products for the roads market, as well as provides range of security products to protect people, buildings, and infrastructure from attacks, including hostile vehicle mitigation solutions, high security fencing, and automated gate solutions. This segment also offers permanent road safety barriers, renewable energy lighting and power solutions, temporary work zone protection products, perimeter security, pedestrian protection products, intelligent traffic solutions, street lighting columns, and car park and bridge parapets. The Utilities segment supplies engineered steel and composite solutions for a range of infrastructure markets, including energy generation and distribution, marine, rail, and housing sectors; and supplies engineered pipe supports for the water, power, and liquid natural gas markets, as well as offers seismic protection solutions. This segment also produces steel products for construction industries, such as residential construction and data centers. The Galvanizing Services segment provides corrosion protection services in the form of hot-dip zinc galvanizing and other coatings for steel products, which includes steel works, lighting columns, bridges, agricultural equipment, and other products for the industrial and infrastructure markets. The company was formerly known as Hill & Smith Holdings PLC and changed its name to Hill & Smith PLC in November 2022. Hill & Smith PLC was founded in 1824 and is headquartered in Solihull, the United Kingdom.

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HILS Stock News Headlines

June 1, 2023 | americanbankingnews.com

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Sets New 1-Year High After Insider Buying Activity

May 31, 2023 | americanbankingnews.com

Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) Insider Alan Giddins Buys 24,000 Shares

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Numis Securities Increases Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Price Target to GBX 1,700

May 28, 2023 | msn.com

Numis Reiterates Hill & Smith Holdings (LSE:HILS) Buy Recommendation

May 28, 2023 | msn.com

Shore Capital Reiterates Hill & Smith Holdings (LSE:HILS) Hold Recommendation

May 28, 2023 | americanbankingnews.com

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Earns Hold Rating from Shore Capital

May 21, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

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May 19, 2023 | msn.com

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May 17, 2023 | msn.com

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May 6, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) shareholders have earned a 8.5% CAGR over the last three years

April 22, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

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March 31, 2023 | yahoo.com

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March 28, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

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March 24, 2023 | health.usnews.com

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March 23, 2023 | msn.com

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March 4, 2023 | msn.com

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March 4, 2023 | msn.com

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March 2, 2023 | msn.com

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February 27, 2023 | msn.com

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February 21, 2023 | news.yahoo.com

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HILS Price History

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HILS Company Calendar

Today: 6/01/2023
Ex-Dividend for 7/7 Dividend: 6/01/2023
Dividend Payable: 7/07/2023

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: LON
Industry: Engineering & Construction
Sub-Industry: N/A
Sector: Industrials
Current Symbol: LON:HILS
CUSIP: N/A
CIK: N/A
Web: www.hsholdings.com
Phone: +44-121-7047430
Fax: N/A
Employees: 4,402
Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Forecast: GBX 1,563.33
High Stock Price Forecast: GBX 1,700
Low Stock Price Forecast: GBX 1,490
Forecasted Upside/Downside: +8.0%
Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.66
Trailing P/E Ratio: 2,193.94
Forward P/E Ratio: 16.71
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: £53.30 million
Net Margins: 7.74%
Pretax Margin: N/A
Return on Equity: 14.51%
Return on Assets: 7.75%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 36.58
Current Ratio: 2.01
Quick Ratio: 0.92

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: £732.10 million
Price / Sales: 1.58
Cash Flow: GBX 28.22 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 51.30
Book Value: GBX 494 per share
Price / Book: 2.93

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 80,110,000
Free Float: N/A
Market Cap: £1.16 billion
Optionable: Not Optionable
Beta: 1.24

Key Executives

Mr. Alan Clifford Bence Giddins F.C.A. (Age 57)
Exec. Chairman
Comp: $176.69k

Ms. Hannah K. Nichols A.C.A. (Age 47)
M.A., Group CFO, Director & Member of Exec. Board
Comp: $758.02k

Ms. Denise Beachy
Group Pres & Member of Exec. Board

Mr. Hooman Javvi
Group Pres & Member of Exec. Board

Mr. Joel Whitehouse
Corp. Devel. Director & Member of Exec. Board

Mr. Andrew Park
Chief People Officer & Member of Exec. Board

Mr. Steven Hopkins
Managing Director of Joseph Ash Galvanizing

Lucinda Farrington-Parker
Group Head of Sustainability

Ms. Diana Hart
Group Head of Health & Safety

Mr. Brian B. Miller (Age 59)
Pres of Voigt & Schweitzer Inc

Key Competitors

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Insiders

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HILS Stock - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Hill & Smith stock right now?: 4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Hill & Smith in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" HILS shares.
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What is Hill & Smith's stock price forecast for 2023?: 4 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Hill & Smith's shares. Their HILS share price forecasts range from GBX 1,490 to GBX 1,700. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach GBX 1,563.33 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 8.0% from the stock's current price.
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How have HILS shares performed in 2023?: Hill & Smith's stock was trading at GBX 1,172 at the beginning of the year. Since then, HILS shares have increased by 23.5% and is now trading at GBX 1,448.
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How often does Hill & Smith pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Hill & Smith?: Hill & Smith announced a dividend on Wednesday, March 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 1st will be paid a dividend of GBX 22 per share on Friday, July 7th. This represents a yield of 1.56%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 1st. This is a boost from the stock's previous dividend of GBX 13. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.
Read our dividend analysis for HILS.
Is Hill & Smith a good dividend stock?: Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) pays an annual dividend of GBX 35 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.37%. The dividend payout ratio is 5,303.03%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.
Read our dividend analysis for HILS.
What other stocks do shareholders of Hill & Smith own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Hill & Smith investors own include Halma (HLMA), RPC Group (RPC), MasTec (MTZ), 3260041 (REX.L) (REX), Xylem (XYL), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Barrick Gold (GOLD), Lookers (LOOK), Renishaw (RSW) and Boston Private Financial (BPFH).

What is Hill & Smith's stock symbol?: Hill & Smith trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "HILS."
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.
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What is Hill & Smith's stock price today?: One share of HILS stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 1,448.
How much money does Hill & Smith make?: Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) has a market capitalization of £1.16 billion and generates £732.10 million in revenue each year. The company earns £53.30 million in net income (profit) each year or GBX 0.66 on an earnings per share basis.
How many employees does Hill & Smith have?: The company employs 4,402 workers across the globe.
How can I contact Hill & Smith?: Hill & Smith's mailing address is Westhaven House, Arleston Way, SOLIHULL, B90 4LH, United Kingdom. The official website for the company is www.hsholdings.com. The company can be reached via phone at +44-121-7047430.

This page (LON:HILS) was last updated on 6/1/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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

Hill & Smith MarketRank™ Forecast

Overall MarketRank™

Analyst's Opinion

Short Interest

Short Interest

Dividend Strength

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment

News Coverage This Week

Search Interest

Company Ownership

Earnings and Valuation

About Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Stock

HILS Stock News Headlines

HILS Price History

HILS Company Calendar

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Price Target and Rating

Profitability

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Miscellaneous

Key Executives

Key Competitors

Insiders

HILS Stock - Frequently Asked Questions

Overall MarketRank^™