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HICL Infrastructure Buys Back 1 Million Shares for Treasury Holding

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  • HICL Infrastructure repurchased 1,000,000 ordinary shares for treasury at about 123p each.
  • Post-buyback, HICL holds 153.9 million shares in treasury and has 1.88 billion voting shares.
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HICL Infra Co Shs GBP ( (GB:HICL) ) has shared an update.

HICL Infrastructure PLC has repurchased 1,000,000 of its ordinary shares at a weighted average price of 122.8216 pence per share through Investec Bank plc, with prices ranging between 122.00 pence and 124.20 pence. The company intends to hold these shares in treasury, reflecting active management of its capital structure and potentially supporting its share price.

Following this transaction, HICL now holds 153,860,581 ordinary shares in treasury and has 1,877,627,480 shares in issue excluding treasury holdings, which also represents the current total voting rights in the company. The updated share and voting-rights figures provide a new reference point for investors monitoring their ownership levels under UK disclosure and transparency rules.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:HICL) stock is a Buy with a £160.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on HICL Infra Co Shs GBP stock, see the GB:HICL Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on HICL Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, HICL is a Outperform.

The score is driven primarily by solid financial quality (debt-free balance sheet, strong cash generation) but tempered by weaker recent revenue/earnings momentum. Technical indicators are broadly neutral, valuation is supported by a high dividend yield but not clearly discounted on P/E, and recent corporate actions (buybacks and the proposed TRIG merger) add a positive tilt.

To see Spark’s full report on HICL stock, click here.

More about HICL Infra Co Shs GBP

HICL Infrastructure PLC is a listed investment company focused on infrastructure assets, primarily owning and managing a diversified portfolio of infrastructure projects that generate long-term, stable cash flows. The company targets essential infrastructure across sectors such as transport, utilities, and public services, offering investors exposure to predictable, inflation-linked returns.

Average Trading Volume: 5,249,117

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

For an in-depth examination of HICL stock, go to TipRanks’ Overview page.

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