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

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

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An update from Hill & Smith Holdings ( (GB:HILS) ) is now available.

Hill & Smith PLC has repurchased and cancelled 14,000 ordinary shares on 13 January 2026 through Deutsche Bank AG’s London branch as part of its previously announced £100m share buyback programme. The shares were acquired on the London Stock Exchange at prices between 2,245p and 2,310p, at a volume-weighted average price of 2,271.0821p, reducing the company’s total shares in issue to 79,725,660. Since the launch of the programme in August 2025, the company has cancelled 1,017,491 shares in aggregate, signalling an ongoing commitment to capital return and a tighter share base for existing investors.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:HILS) stock is a Buy with a £2750.00 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.

To see Spark’s full report on GB:HILS stock, click here.

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 broad shareholder base and uses capital management tools such as share buyback programmes to manage its equity structure and optimise returns to investors.

Average Trading Volume: 137,764

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: £1.84B

Find detailed analytics on HILS stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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