Hilton Food Group (LON:HFG) Reaches New 1-Year High at $996.00

Hilton Food Group plc (LON:HFG) reached a new 52-week high on Monday . The company traded as high as GBX 996 ($13.13) and last traded at GBX 986.42 ($13.01), with a volume of 5623 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 985 ($12.99).

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently issued reports on HFG. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 1,105 ($14.57) target price on shares of Hilton Food Group in a research note on Thursday, August 22nd. Shore Capital reiterated a “house stock” rating on shares of Hilton Food Group in a research report on Monday, May 20th.

Hilton Food Group Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of £869.12 million, a P/E ratio of 2,462.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 17.31 and a beta of 0.55. The business has a 50 day moving average of GBX 924.72 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 890.75. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 153.45.

Insider Transactions at Hilton Food Group

In related news, insider Robert Watson sold 14,747 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 876 ($11.55), for a total value of £129,183.72 ($170,359.65). Insiders own 14.39% of the company’s stock.

About Hilton Food Group

Hilton Food Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the food packing business. It offers beef, pork, lamb, poultry, seafood, and vegan and vegetarian food, such as steak, roast, diced, mince, meatloaf, sausages, burgers, meatballs ribs, chops, bacon, gammon, schnitzel, pulled belly, rib rack, smoked loin, shanks, carcass, chicken kabab, chicken drumsticks, chicken tight, chicken wings, half chicken, duck leg, duck half, coated, salmon, white fish, shellfish, fish cakes, smoked salmon, strips, nuggets, pulled, and balls.