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 equities research analysts at Shore Capital Group in a report released on Tuesday,London Stock Exchange reports.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on HFG. Berenberg Bank raised their target price on Hilton Food Group from GBX 740 to GBX 790 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 815 price target on shares of Hilton Food Group in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 703.75.

Hilton Food Group Stock Performance

Hilton Food Group stock traded down GBX 10 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting GBX 513.50. The company had a trading volume of 84,577 shares, compared to its average volume of 869,914. The company has a market capitalization of £461.92 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.88, a P/E/G ratio of 17.31 and a beta of 0.74. Hilton Food Group has a 12-month low of GBX 447.89 and a 12-month high of GBX 882. The company’s fifty day moving average is GBX 531.50 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 513.77. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 129.90.

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

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Bindi Foyle  purchased 3,761 shares of Hilton Food Group stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 15th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 529 per share, for a total transaction of £19,895.69. 4.33% of the stock is owned by company 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.