Hill & Smith Continues £100m Buyback With New Share Cancellation

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

Hill & Smith PLC has continued to execute its £100m share buyback programme, repurchasing 8,342 ordinary shares on 6 February 2026 from Deutsche Bank’s London branch for cancellation. The shares were bought on exchange at prices between 2,220p and 2,290p, with a volume-weighted average price of 2,272.8422p.

Following this latest transaction, the company will have 79,553,942 ordinary shares in issue, with a total of 1,242,532 shares cancelled under the programme to date. The ongoing buyback reduces the share count and is likely to enhance earnings per share and signal management’s confidence in the company’s financial position and long-term prospects.

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-based company listed on the London Stock Exchange. It operates through a range of infrastructure and engineering businesses, focusing on products and services that support transport, utilities and construction markets in the UK and internationally.

Average Trading Volume: 141,644

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: £1.82B

See more data about HILS stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.