Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Shares Pass Above 200 Day Moving Average of $1,838.73

Shares of Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 1,838.73 ($23.10) and traded as high as GBX 1,932 ($24.27). Hill & Smith shares last traded at GBX 1,902 ($23.89), with a volume of 106,460 shares trading hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 2,100 ($26.38) price objective on shares of Hill & Smith in a research note on Tuesday, March 12th.

Hill & Smith Stock Up 0.6 %

The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 1,896.56 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 1,838.73. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 33.64. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 2,237.65 and a beta of 1.25.

Hill & Smith Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 30th will be paid a GBX 28 ($0.35) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 30th. This is a positive change from Hill & Smith’s previous dividend of $15.00. This represents a yield of 1.51%. Hill & Smith’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 5,058.82%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hill & Smith

In related news, insider Alan Giddins bought 3,900 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 12th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 1,894 ($23.79) per share, with a total value of £73,866 ($92,784.83). Company insiders own 1.97% of the company’s stock.

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.