Hill and Smith

(HILS)
Sector: Industrial Engineering
2,115.00p
-15.00p -0.70
Last updated: 17:12:39

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Today's buy and sell prices

The price at which you can buy a share or investment. It is usually higher than the bid (sell) price. It’s the price you are being offered. Offer 2,145.00p
The price at which you can sell a share or investment. It is lower than the offer (buy) price. Bid 1,950.00p
The difference between the bid and offer prices expressed as a percentage. When you buy shares you pay a higher price than you get when you sell them. The difference between these prices is the profit made by the market maker who puts the deals together. Spread 9.09

Today's trading

Range The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. 2,110.00p-2,145.00p
The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. Volume 54,603.00
The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. Today's open 2,120.00p
At the end of the trading day there is an official closing price for every share. The previous session’s close is used as the base to calculate the following day’s price changes. Previous close 2,115.00p

Yearly summary

The highest and lowest prices the shares have traded at over a rolling 52-week period. It gives you a good indication of how the share price is performing now relative to its recent past performance. 52wk range 1,734.00p-2,300.00p

Fundamentals and health

A measure of the company's worth on the stock market. We display the previous closing share price multiplied by the number of shares in issue. Market capitalisation £1,701.37
The number of shares a company has in circulation, in millions. Shares in issue 80.42
The main valuation used by investors and a way of gauging whether a company's share price is cheap or expensive compared to competitors. You get PE by dividing the share price by the earnings per share (EPS). Our figure is last basic unadjusted - reported - annual EPS / current share price x 100. Companies also quote adjusted EPS figures to remove the effect of one-off exceptional figures from the profit figures. There is debate among investors as to whether this should be used. We use basic EPS – the purest figure. PE ratio 18.1
PEG ratio 0.8
An important ratio for showing how much profit after tax and other deductions (net profit) is actually being earned per share. You divide the net profit by the number of shares in issue. Expressed in pence per share. Looking at whether the EPS is rising or falling over time is one of the most important indicators of whether a company is really making money for its shareholders. Our figure is undiluted, meaning it is not adjusted for exceptional costs. EPS 86.00p
Earnings per share growth illustrates the growth of earning per share over the last two reporting periods. It helps investors identify stocks that are increasing or decreasing in profitability. A minus sign indicates negative growth. EPS growth 23
Return on capital employed measures a company's profitability in relation to how much capital is invested in the business. Generally, the higher the figure the better but with all these ratios it is best to compare companies from the same sector. A high double digit figure may mean a company has an advantage over its competitors because of a unique product but an oil company, for example, will have higher capital outlay than an online retailer. Our formula: [Pre-tax profit / (total assets – short-term liabilities)] * 100 ROCE 27.75
Also known as the acid test ratio, it's a quick guide to how well a company can pay its short-term debts. Above 1 is considered healthy. A ratio of 1.5 would mean the company has £1.50 of liquid (accessible) assets to cover each £1 of debt (current liabilities). Formula: Current assets minus inventory / current liabilities. Quick ratio 1.25
Indicates whether a company can convert assets into cash to pay its debts within the next 12 months. It is calculated as current assets / current liabilities for the same period but will display as '0' for companies such as banks that don't distinguish between short and long-term liabilities. Current ratio 2.02
The amount of money a company paid to a shareholder for each share they own over the past 12 months, expressed in pence. Total dividends per share 43.00p
The dividends paid per share over the past 12 months (interim plus final) as a percentage of the share price. Our figure includes recurring special dividends. Dividend yield 2.3
The number of times the dividend could have been paid out from net profits. It is a good indicator of the company's ability to pay the dividend and its level of generosity. Formula: earnings per share / dividends per share. More than 2 is considered healthy, less than 1.5 may hint that a dividend is at risk of being cut. Dividend cover 2.45
Dividend per share growth 22.86

Hill and Smith Fundamentals

Hill & Smith PLC is a United Kingdom-based holding company, which consists of 30 companies operating from 57 sites in five countries. The Company operates through three divisions. Galvanizing Services division includes structural steel work, lighting columns, bridges, agricultural equipment and other products for the industrial and infrastructure markets. Engineered Solutions division supplies engineered steel and composite solutions with low embodied energy for a range of infrastructure markets, including energy generation and distribution, marine, rail and housing. The division also supplies engineered pipe supports for the water, power and liquid natural gas markets and seismic protection solutions.

Hill and Smith Regulatory news

Date Time Headline Source
01/11/2024 07:00 Total Voting Rights RNS
11/10/2024 15:27 Holding(s) in Company RNS
11/10/2024 14:05 Director/PDMR Shareholding RNS
01/10/2024 07:30 Total Voting Rights RNS
26/09/2024 09:00 Director/PDMR Shareholding RNS
20/09/2024 10:57 Director/PDMR Shareholding RNS
19/09/2024 07:00 Directorate Changes RNS
10/09/2024 07:00 Acquisition of Whitlow Electric RNS
02/09/2024 08:55 Total Voting Rights RNS
14/08/2024 09:56 Holding(s) in Company RNS

Hill and Smith Latest trades

Latest trades

Date Time Price Amount Value Type Buy / sell
08/11/2024 17:12:03 2115p 800 £16,920.00 O Buy
08/11/2024 16:38:04 2115p 28 £592.20 PT Buy
08/11/2024 16:38:04 2115p 64 £1,353.60 PT Buy
08/11/2024 16:35:00 2115p 49 £1,036.35 PT Buy
08/11/2024 16:35:00 2115p 223 £4,716.45 PT Buy

Analysis

Buy Sell Unknown
Quantity 129 100 114
Volume 44,533 9,086 34,141
Value £942,131 £192,192 £722,082

Hill and Smith Director dealings

Trade date Director Volume / Price Trade value Trade type
25/09/2024 Rutger Helbing 10,000 @ 2,039.00p £203,900.00 Buy
12/03/2024 Alan Giddins 3,900 @ 1,893.82p £73,858.98 Buy
27/09/2023 Alan Giddins 9,000 @ 1,663.27p £149,694.30 Buy
09/08/2023 Alan Giddins 6,000 @ 1,670.00p £100,200.00 Buy
26/05/2023 Alan Giddins 24,000 @ 1,449.25p £347,820.00 Buy
25/05/2023 Alan Giddins 20,000 @ 1,424.57p £284,914.00 Buy
13/03/2023 Anthony (Tony) James Quinlan 1,911 @ 1,300.00p £24,843.00 Buy
10/03/2023 Pete Raby 1,920 @ 1,346.77p £25,857.98 Buy
08/03/2023 Alan Giddins 3,625 @ 1,359.33p £49,275.71 Buy
22/11/2022 Leigh-Ann Russell 2,000 @ 1,170.00p £23,400.00 Buy

Hill and Smith Broker views

Date Broker Recomm. Old target price New target price Notes
19/09/2024 Shore Capital buy - - reiteration
10/09/2024 Shore Capital buy - - reiteration
08/08/2024 Berenberg Bank buy - 2,350.00p reiteration
08/07/2024 Shore Capital buy - - upgrade
12/03/2024 Berenberg Bank buy - 2,100.00p reiteration
15/11/2023 Berenberg Bank buy 2,000.00p 2,100.00p reiteration
09/08/2023 Berenberg Bank buy 1,625.00p 2,000.00p reiteration
25/05/2023 Numis buy 1,600.00p 1,700.00p reiteration
25/05/2023 Shore Capital hold - - reiteration
08/03/2023 Peel Hunt Limited buy - 1,500.00p reiteration
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