Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Given “Buy” Rating at Shore Capital

Shore Capital reaffirmed their buy rating on shares of Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) in a research report sent to investors on Tuesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports.

Separately, Berenberg Bank reissued a buy rating and issued a GBX 2,350 ($30.73) price target on shares of Hill & Smith in a research note on Thursday, August 8th.

Hill & Smith Trading Up 0.5 %

LON:HILS opened at GBX 2,015 ($26.35) on Tuesday. Hill & Smith has a 1 year low of GBX 1,574 ($20.58) and a 1 year high of GBX 2,330 ($30.47). The stock has a market cap of £1.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,143.62 and a beta of 1.32. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 2,116.27 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 1,994.59. 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 firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, January 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 28th will be paid a GBX 16.50 ($0.22) dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 28th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.77%. Hill & Smith’s payout ratio is 4,787.23%.

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.