Hilton Food Group (LON:HFG) Receives “House Stock” Rating from Shore Capital Group

Hilton Food Group (LON:HFG)‘s stock had its “house stock” rating reiterated by Shore Capital Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday,Digital Look reports.

Separately, Berenberg Bank increased their price target on Hilton Food Group from GBX 740 to GBX 790 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Hilton Food Group presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 666.67.

Hilton Food Group Stock Performance

Shares of LON:HFG opened at GBX 560.50 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of £504.20 million, a PE ratio of 6.42, a P/E/G ratio of 17.31 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 129.90, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 519.67 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 517.83. Hilton Food Group has a 12 month low of GBX 447.89 and a 12 month high of GBX 914.

Hilton Food Group (LON:HFG) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, March 31st. The company reported GBX 52.70 earnings per share for the quarter. Hilton Food Group had a return on equity of 14.17% and a net margin of 1.14%.The company had revenue of GBX 421.46 billion during the quarter. As a group, research analysts forecast that Hilton Food Group will post 62.3340321 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Hilton Food Group news, insider Bindi Foyle  bought 3,761 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 15th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 529 per share, with a total value of £19,895.69. 4.37% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Hilton Food Group

Hilton Food Group plc is a leading international food and supply chain services partner. We partner with leading retailers, brands and food service partners across the world.

We offer a unique multi-category proposition of outstanding protein products including meat, seafood, vegan and vegetarian, and easier meals. We also offer a range of supply chain service expertise and solutions through our investment in innovative, leading technology such as Foods Connected, Agito Group and Cellular Agriculture Ltd.

We are a business of over 7,000 employees, operating from 24 technologically advanced food processing, packing and logistics facilities across 19 markets in Europe, Asia Pacific and North America.