Hilton Food Group (LON:HFG) Sets New 52-Week High at $996.00

Hilton Food Group plc (LON:HFG) shares reached a new 52-week high on Monday . The company traded as high as GBX 996 ($13.10) and last traded at GBX 986.42 ($12.97), with a volume of 5623 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 985 ($12.95).

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 1,105 ($14.53) price objective on shares of Hilton Food Group in a research note on Thursday, August 22nd. Shore Capital reiterated a “house stock” rating on shares of Hilton Food Group in a research report on Monday, May 20th.

Hilton Food Group Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of £854.78 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,432.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 17.31 and a beta of 0.55. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 927.82 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 893.44. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 153.45.

Hilton Food Group Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 29th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 31st will be issued a GBX 9.60 ($0.13) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 0.99%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 31st. Hilton Food Group’s payout ratio is 8,000.00%.

About Hilton Food Group

Hilton Food Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the food packing business. It offers beef, pork, lamb, poultry, seafood, and vegan and vegetarian food, such as steak, roast, diced, mince, meatloaf, sausages, burgers, meatballs ribs, chops, bacon, gammon, schnitzel, pulled belly, rib rack, smoked loin, shanks, carcass, chicken kabab, chicken drumsticks, chicken tight, chicken wings, half chicken, duck leg, duck half, coated, salmon, white fish, shellfish, fish cakes, smoked salmon, strips, nuggets, pulled, and balls.