Hilton Food Group plc (LON:HFG - Get Free Report) insider Matt Osborne acquired 3,994 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 23rd. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 892 ($11.84) per share, with a total value of £35,626.48 ($47,281.33).
Hilton Food Group Trading Up 0.6 %
HFG opened at GBX 892 ($11.84) on Thursday. Hilton Food Group plc has a 12-month low of GBX 796 ($10.56) and a 12-month high of GBX 996 ($13.22). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 148.82, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The stock has a market capitalization of £798.51 million, a PE ratio of 17.17, a P/E/G ratio of 17.31 and a beta of 0.57. The firm's fifty day moving average price is GBX 854.29 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 884.12.
Hilton Food Group (LON:HFG - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 8th. The company reported GBX 61 ($0.81) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Hilton Food Group had a net margin of 1.22% and a return on equity of 15.15%. As a group, research analysts expect that Hilton Food Group plc will post 62.3340321 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Hilton Food Group Increases Dividend
The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 17th will be issued a GBX 24.90 ($0.33) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 2.97%. This is an increase from Hilton Food Group's previous dividend of $9.60. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 17th. Hilton Food Group's payout ratio is 63.52%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research analysts have recently weighed in on HFG shares. Shore Capital restated a "house stock" rating on shares of Hilton Food Group in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Berenberg Bank lifted their target price on Hilton Food Group from GBX 1,090 ($14.47) to GBX 1,120 ($14.86) and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th.
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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.
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