Hill & Smith’s (HILS) Buy Rating Reaffirmed at Jefferies Financial Group

Jefferies Financial Group reissued their buy rating on shares of Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) in a report released on Wednesday,Digital Look reports. Jefferies Financial Group currently has a GBX 2,760 price target on the stock.

HILS has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on shares of Hill & Smith from GBX 2,625 to GBX 2,930 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 2,750 price target on shares of Hill & Smith in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Finally, Shore Capital Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Hill & Smith in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Hill & Smith presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 2,813.33.

Hill & Smith Stock Performance

LON:HILS opened at GBX 2,445 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of £1.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.06 and a beta of 1.21. The business has a 50 day moving average of GBX 2,262.05 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 2,220.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 25.52, a current ratio of 1.85 and a quick ratio of 0.92. Hill & Smith has a 1-year low of GBX 1,634 and a 1-year high of GBX 2,488.

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 11th. The company reported GBX 132.20 EPS for the quarter. Hill & Smith had a net margin of 9.50% and a return on equity of 17.34%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Hill & Smith will post 129.1287386 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Hill & Smith

Our purpose is to create sustainable infrastructure and safe transport through innovation.

Hill & Smith PLC is an international group with leading positions in the supply of infrastructure products and galvanizing services to global markets. Through a focus on leading positions in niche markets we aim to consistently deliver strong returns and shareholder value.

Supplying to, and located in, global markets the Group serves customers from facilities in Australia, India, Sweden, the UK and the USA, building a presence in international markets, where countries are upgrading or improving their infrastructure as their economies grow.