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Hunting ( (GB:HTG) ) has provided an announcement.
Hunting PLC has awarded a portion of its 2025 annual bonuses to its top executives in the form of company shares, in line with its shareholder-approved Directors’ Remuneration Policy and Annual Performance-Linked Bonus Plan. At a closing mid-market price of 509.0 pence per share on 6 March 2026, 25% of the post-tax bonus for Executive Directors was delivered via market-purchased shares held in the Hunting Employee Benefit Trust.
Chief executive Jim Johnson received 19,783 shares and finance director Bruce Ferguson received 6,568 shares, with both awards subject to a minimum two-year retention period to reinforce long-term alignment with shareholders. Following these transactions, Johnson holds 1,907,270 ordinary shares, representing 1.24% of issued share capital, while Ferguson’s holding rises to 502,267 shares, or 0.33%, underscoring the company’s emphasis on equity-based incentives for senior leadership.
The most recent analyst rating on (GB:HTG) stock is a Buy with a £588.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Hunting stock, see the GB:HTG Stock Forecast page.
Spark’s Take on GB:HTG Stock
According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, GB:HTG is a Outperform.
The score is driven mainly by improved operating performance and strong balance-sheet resilience, reinforced by positive FY26 guidance, a sizeable tender pipeline, and ongoing buybacks/dividend growth plans. Offsetting this are cash-flow volatility (notably the 2025 free-cash-flow decline), order-book visibility near-term, and only moderate valuation support for a cyclical business.
To see Spark’s full report on GB:HTG stock, click here.
More about Hunting
Hunting PLC is a UK-listed company operating in the energy services and engineering sector, providing equipment and related services to the global oil and gas industry. Its business focuses on supplying precision-engineered products and technologies to support exploration and production activities in key international markets.
Average Trading Volume: 612,203
Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy
Current Market Cap: £729.2M
For detailed information about HTG stock, go to TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.