Hilton Food Group (LON:HFG) Insider Matt Osborne Acquires 12,008 Shares of Stock

Hilton Food Group plc (LON:HFG) insider Matt Osborne bought 12,008 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 11th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 666 per share, for a total transaction of £79,973.28.

Hilton Food Group Trading Up 2.3%

Shares of LON HFG opened at GBX 679.50 on Monday. Hilton Food Group plc has a 12 month low of GBX 447.89 and a 12 month high of GBX 738. The company has a market cap of £611.25 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.92, a P/E/G ratio of 17.31 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 157.02. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 597.80 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 548.48.

Hilton Food Group (LON:HFG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 3rd. The company reported GBX 25.70 earnings per share for the quarter. Hilton Food Group had a return on equity of 5.91% and a net margin of 0.47%. Sell-side analysts predict that Hilton Food Group plc will post 62.3340321 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

HFG has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Berenberg Bank boosted their price target on shares of Hilton Food Group from GBX 790 to GBX 810 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on shares of Hilton Food Group from GBX 815 to GBX 850 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 4th. Finally, Shore Capital Group reissued a “house stock” rating on shares of Hilton Food Group in a research note on Thursday, September 3rd. 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 company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 717.50.

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.