Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Stock Passes Above 200-Day Moving Average of $1,989.16

Shares of Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 1,989.16 ($26.16) and traded as high as GBX 2,140 ($28.14). Hill & Smith shares last traded at GBX 2,075 ($27.28), with a volume of 154,734 shares.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 2,350 ($30.90) price objective on shares of Hill & Smith in a research note on Thursday, August 8th. Shore Capital upgraded shares of Hill & Smith to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 8th.

Hill & Smith Stock Down 0.2 %

The business has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 2,111.01 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 1,989.16. The company has a market capitalization of £1.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,207.45 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.30, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 2.19.

Hill & Smith Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, January 7th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 28th will be given a GBX 16.50 ($0.22) dividend. 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%.

About Hill & Smith

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.