Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Hits New 1-Year High – Still a Buy?

Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 2,456.54 and last traded at GBX 2,455, with a volume of 26512 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 2,425.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently commented on HILS. Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 2,750 target price on shares of Hill & Smith in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on shares of Hill & Smith from GBX 2,625 to GBX 2,930 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Finally, Shore Capital Group reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Hill & Smith in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 2,736.67.

Hill & Smith Trading Up 1.4%

The company’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 2,257.35 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 2,215.84. The company has a market cap of £1.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.21 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 25.52, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 1.85.

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 11th. The company reported GBX 132.20 EPS for the quarter. Hill & Smith had a net margin of 9.50% and a return on equity of 17.34%. Research analysts anticipate that Hill & Smith PLC will post 129.1287386 EPS for the current year.

Hill & Smith Company Profile

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.