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

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

Hill & Smith Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of HILS opened at GBX 2,110 ($26.52) on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 2,052.39 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 2,049.65. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,281.91 and a beta of 1.31. Hill & Smith has a 52 week low of GBX 1,752 ($22.02) and a 52 week high of GBX 2,330 ($29.29). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.30, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 2.19.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently issued reports on HILS. Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 2,350 ($29.54) price target on shares of Hill & Smith in a report on Thursday, August 8th. Shore Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Hill & Smith in a research note on Thursday, September 19th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Rutger Helbing purchased 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 25th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 2,039 ($25.63) per share, with a total value of £203,900 ($256,316.78). Company insiders own 1.88% 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.