Rutger Helbing Acquires 10,000 Shares of Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) Stock

Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) insider Rutger Helbing acquired 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 25th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 2,039 ($27.30) per share, for a total transaction of £203,900 ($273,031.60).

Hill & Smith Price Performance

HILS opened at GBX 2,075 ($27.79) on Friday. Hill & Smith PLC has a 52-week low of GBX 1,574 ($21.08) and a 52-week high of GBX 2,330 ($31.20). The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 2,103.29 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 2,011.87. The company has a market cap of £1.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 2,212.77 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 2.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.30.

Hill & Smith Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, January 7th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 28th will be given a dividend of GBX 16.50 ($0.22) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 28th. This represents a yield of 0.77%. Hill & Smith’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 4,787.23%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. Shore Capital reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Hill & Smith in a report on Thursday, September 19th. Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 2,350 ($31.47) price objective on shares of Hill & Smith in a report on Thursday, August 8th.

Hill & Smith Company Profile

Hill & Smith PLC manufactures and supplies infrastructure products in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, North America, the Middle East, rest of Asia, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Roads & Security, Engineered Solutions, and Galvanizing Services. The Roads & Security segment supplies products and services to support road and highway infrastructure, including temporary and permanent road safety barriers; renewable energy lighting and power solutions; intelligent traffic solutions; street lighting columns; and bridge parapets, as well as offers security products that includes hostile vehicle mitigation solutions, high security fencing, and automated gate solutions.