Hill & Smith PLC Announces Dividend of GBX 16.50 (LON:HILS)

Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) declared a dividend on Thursday, August 8th,Upcoming Dividends.Co.Uk reports. Investors of record on Thursday, November 28th will be paid a dividend of GBX 16.50 ($0.21) per share on Tuesday, January 7th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.77%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 28th. The official announcement can be seen at this link.

Hill & Smith Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of HILS stock opened at GBX 2,110 ($26.52) on Wednesday. Hill & Smith has a 12 month low of GBX 1,752 ($22.02) and a 12 month high of GBX 2,330 ($29.29). The company has a market cap of £1.69 billion, a PE ratio of 2,281.91 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 2.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.30. The business’s 50 day moving average is GBX 2,052.39 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 2,049.65.

Insider Transactions at Hill & Smith

In other news, insider Rutger Helbing bought 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 25th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 2,039 ($25.63) per share, for a total transaction of £203,900 ($256,316.78). 1.88% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently commented on HILS shares. Shore Capital reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Hill & Smith in a report on Thursday, September 19th. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 2,350 ($29.54) target price on shares of Hill & Smith in a research report on Thursday, August 8th.

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.