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

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GBX 1,892.70 +5.86 (+0.31%)
As of 04:13 AM Eastern

About Hill & Smith Stock (LON:HILS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
1,880
1,894
50-Day Range
1,654
1,950
52-Week Range
1,463.97
2,330
Volume
102,503 shs
Average Volume
300,148 shs
Market Capitalization
£1.53 billion
P/E Ratio
19.90
Dividend Yield
2.38%
Price Target
GBX 2,500
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Hill & Smith Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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57th Percentile Overall Score

HILS MarketRank™: 

Hill & Smith scored higher than 57% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Hill & 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 Coverage

    Hill & 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.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Hill & Smith is 19.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.15.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Hill & Smith is 19.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.18.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Hill & Smith has a P/B Ratio of 3.32. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for HILS.
  • Dividend Yield

    Hill & Smith pays a meaningful dividend of 2.28%, 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 47.30%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Hill & Smith's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for HILS.
  • News Sentiment

    Hill & Smith has a news sentiment score of 0.20. 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 0.70 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Hill & Smith this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Hill & Smith insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.88% of the stock of Hill & Smith is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    78.90% 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.
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HILS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Hill & Smith's stock was trading at GBX 1,868 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, HILS stock has increased by 1.3% and is now trading at GBX 1,892.70.

Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March, 12th. The company reported $122.60 earnings per share for the quarter. Hill & Smith had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 17.39% and a net margin of 9.23%.
Read the conference call transcript
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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.

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 Earnings
3/12/2025
Record date for 7/4 Dividend
5/29/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/4 Dividend
5/29/2025
Dividend Payable
7/04/2025
Today
7/13/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Engineering & Construction
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
LON:HILS
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
4,336
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 2,500
Low Price Target
GBX 2,500
Potential Upside/Downside
+32.5%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX 95.13
Trailing P/E Ratio
19.83
Forward P/E Ratio
14.61
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
£77.07 million
Net Margins
9.23%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
17.39%
Return on Assets
10.01%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
34.30
Current Ratio
2.20
Quick Ratio
0.92

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£834.58 million
Price / Sales
1.82
Cash Flow
GBX 36.78 per share
Price / Cash Flow
51.30
Book Value
GBX 570.77 per share
Price / Book
3.31

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
80,678,087
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£1.52 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.31
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This page (LON:HILS) was last updated on 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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