Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Reaches New 1-Year High – Here’s What Happened

Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) shares reached a new 52-week high on Wednesday . The company traded as high as GBX 2,380 and last traded at GBX 2,377.48, with a volume of 39889 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 2,355.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

HILS has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Shore Capital Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Hill & Smith in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 2,530 target price on shares of Hill & Smith in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Hill & Smith has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 2,601.67.

Hill & Smith Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.30, a current ratio of 2.20 and a quick ratio of 0.92. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.40 and a beta of 1.31. The firm’s fifty day moving average is GBX 2,254.31 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 2,172.90.

About Hill & Smith

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.