Hill & Smith Cancels Further Shares Under £100m Buyback Programme

Hill & Smith Holdings ( (GB:HILS) ) just unveiled an update.

Hill & Smith PLC has continued executing its £100m share buyback programme, repurchasing 15,000 ordinary shares for cancellation on 29 January 2026 via Deutsche Bank AG’s London branch in on-exchange transactions on the London Stock Exchange at prices between 2,220p and 2,260p, with a volume-weighted average price of 2,240.6747p. Following this latest tranche, the company’s share capital will be reduced to 79,629,300 ordinary shares in issue, with a total of 1,166,540 shares now cancelled under the programme, underscoring an ongoing capital-return strategy that incrementally increases earnings per share and may support the stock’s valuation over time.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:HILS) stock is a Buy with a £2633.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Hill & Smith Holdings stock, see the GB:HILS Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on GB:HILS Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, GB:HILS is a Outperform.

Hill & Smith Holdings scores well due to its strong financial performance and positive corporate actions, such as the share buyback program. While technical indicators show bullish momentum, the high P/E ratio suggests potential overvaluation, which slightly tempers the overall score.

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More about Hill & Smith Holdings

Hill & Smith PLC is a UK-listed company whose ordinary shares trade on the London Stock Exchange. The group operates through a portfolio of infrastructure and industrial businesses, and its shares are actively traded by institutional intermediaries such as Deutsche Bank’s London branch.

Average Trading Volume: 138,701

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: £1.79B

Learn more about HILS stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.