LON:HILS Hill & Smith (HILS) Share Price, News & Analysis → “The Stock Market’s Bull Run is Far from Over” -Barrons (From Vertical Research Advisory) (Ad) Free HILS Stock Alerts GBX 1,956 +16.00 (+0.82%) (As of 03/28/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range 1,916▼ 1,96450-Day Range 1,786▼ 1,95652-Week Range 1,276▼ 1,982Volume67,318 shsAverage Volume82,711 shsMarket Capitalization£1.57 billionP/E Ratio2,301.18Dividend Yield2.20%Price TargetGBX 1,903.33 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades Get Hill & Smith alerts: Email Address Hill & Smith MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingModerate Buy2.75 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside2.7% DownsideGBX 1,903.33 Price TargetShort InterestN/ADividend StrengthWeakBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews SentimentN/AInsider TradingAcquiring Shares£7.39 M Bought Last QuarterProj. Earnings GrowthN/ASee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.0.36 out of 5 stars 1.4 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingHill & Smith has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of GBX 1,903.33, Hill & Smith has a forecasted downside of 2.7% from its current price of GBX 1,956.Amount of Analyst CoverageHill & Smith has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next N/A Short Interest Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for HILS. Previous Next 0.8 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldHill & Smith pays a meaningful dividend of 2.20%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthHill & Smith does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Hill & Smith is 5,058.82%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for HILS. Previous Next 1.7 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentHill & Smith has a news sentiment score of 0.03. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.34 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Hill & Smith this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.MarketBeat Follows2 people have added Hill & Smith to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Previous Next 3.3 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Hill & Smith insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £73,866 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.97% of the stock of Hill & Smith is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions78.50% of the stock of Hill & Smith is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 0.0 Earnings and Valuation Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Hill & Smith is 2,301.18, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 146.41.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Hill & Smith is 2,301.18, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 403.99.Price to Book Value per Share RatioHill & Smith has a P/B Ratio of 3.68. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here Ad Vertical Research Advisory“The Stock Market’s Bull Run is Far from Over” -BarronsBarron's reports that the "stock market's bull run is FAR from over…" And recent economic growth will fuel the price of select stocks in the coming months!Click here for all the details now… About Hill & Smith Stock (LON:HILS)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 Roads & Security; Utilities; and Galvanizing Services segments. 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 offres security products that includes hostile vehicle mitigation solutions, high security fencing, and automated gate solutions. The Engineered Solutions segment supplies engineered steel and composite solutions for a range of infrastructure markets, including energy generation and distribution, marine, rail, and housing sectors; and supplies engineered pipe supports for the water, power, and liquid natural gas markets, as well as offers seismic protection solutions. The Galvanizing Services segment provides corrosion protection services in the form of hot-dip zinc galvanizing and other coatings for steel products, which includes steel works, lighting columns, bridges, agricultural equipment, and other products for the industrial and infrastructure markets. The company was formerly known as Hill & Smith Holdings PLC and changed its name to Hill & Smith PLC in November 2022. Hill & Smith PLC was founded in 1824 and is headquartered in Solihull, the United Kingdom.Read More HILS Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart HILS Stock News HeadlinesMarch 13, 2024 | insidertrades.comAlan Giddins Buys 3,900 Shares of Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) StockMarch 21, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comHill & Smith (LON:HILS) Stock Price Passes Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average of $1,794.65March 28, 2024 | Vertical Research Advisory (Ad)“The Stock Market’s Bull Run is Far from Over” -BarronsBarron's reports that the "stock market's bull run is FAR from over…" And recent economic growth will fuel the price of select stocks in the coming months!March 20, 2024 | morningstar.comHill & Smith PLC HILS.GBMarch 8, 2024 | msn.com“We Got That Boy”: Tyreek Hill Welcomes Jonnu Smith as TE Agrees to 2-Year $10M Deal With DolphinsMarch 7, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comWe Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Passed With EaseMarch 1, 2024 | investing.comHill & Smith Holdings PLC (HILS)February 25, 2024 | msn.comHill wins 2nd straight Xfinity race to open season as teammate Love runs out of gas at AtlantaMarch 28, 2024 | Vertical Research Advisory (Ad)“The Stock Market’s Bull Run is Far from Over” -BarronsBarron's reports that the "stock market's bull run is FAR from over…" And recent economic growth will fuel the price of select stocks in the coming months!February 25, 2024 | msn.comAustin Hill stretches fuel, steals Atlanta Xfinity winFebruary 13, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comHill & Smith PLC (HILS.L)January 9, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comHill & Smith Acquires Capital Steel ServiceDecember 10, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAre Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?November 13, 2023 | uk.movies.yahoo.comUp by 61%! Can this FTSE 250 stock make me richer?October 29, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comInvestors Will Want Hill & Smith's (LON:HILS) Growth In ROCE To PersistOctober 21, 2023 | msn.comTyreek Hill rips Stephen A. Smith over viral comments about DolphinsOctober 15, 2023 | msn.comDolphins' Tyreek Hill celebrates TD with a cell phone selfie backflipOctober 14, 2023 | msn.comHigh Desert Football: Granite Hills stays hot, beats Victor Valley as Smith scores 4 touchdownsOctober 13, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comInvesting in Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) five years ago would have delivered you a 106% gainOctober 13, 2023 | msn.comTyreek Hill addresses NFL fines. And straight talk from Chubb; Madison on Cam SmithOctober 5, 2023 | msn.com‘Clerks' Filmmaker Kevin Smith Lists Ben Affleck's Former Hollywood Hills HomeSeptember 30, 2023 | msn.comNorm Smith Medal: Hill rises above the pack to boot Magpies to glory in outstanding performanceSeptember 29, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comIs Now The Time To Put Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) On Your Watchlist?September 27, 2023 | msn.comDax Hill Shining Bright for Bengals After Offseason Full of Safety QuestionsSeptember 24, 2023 | msn.comHill pleases onlookers by bowling first career 300September 11, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comIs Hill & Smith PLC's (LON:HILS) Recent Stock Performance Influenced By Its Fundamentals In Any Way?September 8, 2023 | wsj.comHill & Smith PLCSee More Headlines Receive HILS Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Hill & Smith and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 1/5 Dividend11/30/2023Dividend Payable1/05/2024Today3/28/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorIndustrials Industry Engineering & Construction Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolLON:HILS CUSIPN/A CIKN/A Webwww.hsholdings.com Phone+44-121-7047430FaxN/AEmployees4,250Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price TargetGBX 1,903.33 High Stock Price TargetGBX 2,100 Low Stock Price TargetGBX 1,700 Potential Upside/Downside-2.7%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.75 Research Coverage4 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)GBX 0.85 Trailing P/E Ratio2,301.18 Forward P/E Ratio17.80 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income£68.80 million Net Margins8.29% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity16.79% Return on Assets9.72% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio33.64 Current Ratio2.02 Quick Ratio0.92 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£829.80 million Price / Sales1.89 Cash FlowGBX 38.13 per share Price / Cash Flow51.30 Book ValueGBX 531 per share Price / Book3.68Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares80,160,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£1.57 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.25 A Guide To High-Short-Interest StocksMarketBeat's analysts have just released their top five short plays for April 2024. Learn which stocks have the most short interest and how to trade them. Click the link below to see which companies made the list.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Alan Clifford Bence Giddins F.C.A. (Age 59)Executive Chairman Comp: $355.94kMs. Hannah K. Nichols A.C.A. (Age 49)M.A., Group CFO, Director & Member of Executive Board Comp: $737.73kMs. Denise BeachyGroup President & Member of Executive BoardMr. Joel WhitehouseCorporate Development Director & Member of Executive BoardMr. Hooman Caman Javvi (Age 37)Member of Executive Board & COO Lucinda Farrington-ParkerGroup Head of SustainabilityMs. Diana HartGroup Head of Health & SafetyMr. Charles Alex Henderson FCIS (Age 65)Group Company Secretary Mr. Mark A. Tonks (Age 61)Managing Director of Hill & Smith Ltd and Varley & Gulliver Ltd More ExecutivesKey CompetitorsMorgan Sindall GroupLON:MGNSBalfour BeattyLON:BBYKeller GroupLON:KLRRenewLON:RNWHKier GroupLON:KIEView All CompetitorsInsidersAlan GiddinsBought 3,900 shares on 3/12/2024Total: £7.39 M ($1,894.00/share)Alan GiddinsBought 9,000 shares on 9/27/2023Total: £14.97 M ($1,663.00/share)Alan GiddinsBought 6,000 shares on 8/9/2023Total: £10.02 M ($1,670.00/share)Alan GiddinsBought 24,000 shares on 5/26/2023Total: £34.78 M ($1,449.00/share)View All Insider Transactions HILS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Hill & Smith stock right now? 4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Hill & Smith in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" HILS shares. View HILS analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Hill & Smith's stock price target for 2024? 4 brokers have issued twelve-month price objectives for Hill & Smith's stock. Their HILS share price targets range from GBX 1,700 to GBX 2,100. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach GBX 1,903.33 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 2.7%. View analysts price targets for HILS or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have HILS shares performed in 2024? Hill & Smith's stock was trading at GBX 1,908 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, HILS stock has increased by 2.5% and is now trading at GBX 1,956. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How often does Hill & Smith pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Hill & Smith? Hill & Smith announced a dividend on Tuesday, March 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 30th will be paid a dividend of GBX 28 per share on Friday, July 5th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.51%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 30th. This is a positive change from the stock's previous dividend of GBX 15. The official announcement can be viewed at this link. Read our dividend analysis for HILS. Is Hill & Smith a good dividend stock? Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) pays an annual dividend of GBX 43 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.20%. The dividend payout ratio is 5,058.82%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Read our dividend analysis for HILS. What other stocks do shareholders of Hill & Smith own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Hill & Smith investors own include Halma (HLMA), RPC Group (RPC), MasTec (MTZ), 3260041 (REX.L) (REX), Xylem (XYL), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Barrick Gold (GOLD), Lookers (LOOK), Renishaw (RSW) and Boston Private Financial (BPFH). How do I buy shares of Hill & Smith? Shares of HILS stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.Compare Top Brokerages Here. 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