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

Hill & Smith Holdings ( (GB:HILS) ) has provided an announcement.

Hill & Smith PLC has repurchased and cancelled 14,000 ordinary shares on 19 February 2026 as part of its £100m share buyback programme, paying between 2,340p and 2,375p per share at a volume-weighted average price of 2,366.7854p. The transaction, executed on the London Stock Exchange via Deutsche Bank AG’s London branch, reduces the company’s share count to 79,476,113, with a total of 1,324,113 shares now bought back under the programme, incrementally enhancing earnings per share and underscoring the board’s continued commitment to returning capital to investors.

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 shares trade on the London Stock Exchange. The group operates through ordinary shares of 25 pence each and is executing a previously announced £100m share buyback programme, signalling an ongoing focus on capital management and shareholder returns.

Average Trading Volume: 155,188

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: £1.88B

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