Hilton Food Group (LON:HFG) Earns “Hold” Rating from Peel Hunt

Hilton Food Group (LON:HFG)‘s stock had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Peel Hunt in a research report issued on Tuesday,London Stock Exchange reports. They currently have a GBX 670 price objective on the stock. Peel Hunt’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 34.00% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Shore Capital restated a “house stock” rating on shares of Hilton Food Group in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Berenberg Bank lowered their price target on shares of Hilton Food Group from GBX 1,090 to GBX 790 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on shares of Hilton Food Group from GBX 750 to GBX 540 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 666.67.

Hilton Food Group Trading Up 3.5%

Shares of HFG stock traded up GBX 17 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching GBX 500. 868,789 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 645,409. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 624.40 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 764.04. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 148.82. Hilton Food Group has a 1-year low of GBX 470.50 and a 1-year high of GBX 950. The company has a market cap of £449.53 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 17.31 and a beta of 0.57.

Hilton Food Group (LON:HFG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, September 3rd. The company reported GBX 26.50 EPS for the quarter. Hilton Food Group had a net margin of 1.22% and a return on equity of 15.15%. On average, research analysts anticipate that Hilton Food Group will post 62.3340321 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other Hilton Food Group news, insider Steve Murrells purchased 12,049 shares of Hilton Food Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 30th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 659 per share, with a total value of £79,402.91. 4.34% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Hilton Food Group

Hilton Food Group plc is a leading international food and supply chain services partner. We partner with leading retailers, brands and food service partners across the world.

We offer a unique multi-category proposition of outstanding protein products including meat, seafood, vegan and vegetarian, and easier meals.