Hilton Food Group (LON:HFG) Earns House Stock Rating from Shore Capital Group

Hilton Food Group (LON:HFG)‘s stock had its “house stock” rating reaffirmed by investment analysts at Shore Capital Group in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday,Digital Look reports.

Separately, Berenberg Bank upped their price target on Hilton Food Group from GBX 740 to GBX 790 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Hilton Food Group has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 666.67.

Hilton Food Group Trading Up 3.8%

Shares of HFG stock opened at GBX 560.50 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 129.90, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The company has a market cap of £504.20 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.42, a PEG ratio of 17.31 and a beta of 0.75. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 519.67 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 517.83. Hilton Food Group has a 1-year low of GBX 447.89 and a 1-year high of GBX 914.

Hilton Food Group (LON:HFG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 31st. The company reported GBX 52.70 EPS for the quarter. Hilton Food Group had a return on equity of 14.17% and a net margin of 1.14%.The firm had revenue of GBX 421.46 billion during the quarter. On average, equities research analysts expect that Hilton Food Group will post 62.3340321 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Bindi Foyle  purchased 3,761 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 15th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 529 per share, with a total value of £19,895.69. Insiders own 4.37% of the company’s stock.

Hilton Food Group Company Profile

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. We also offer a range of supply chain service expertise and solutions through our investment in innovative, leading technology such as Foods Connected, Agito Group and Cellular Agriculture Ltd.

We are a business of over 7,000 employees, operating from 24 technologically advanced food processing, packing and logistics facilities across 19 markets in Europe, Asia Pacific and North America.