| Period | Completed events | Price coverage | Hit rate | Median excess return | Average excess return | Worst excess return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5D | 2Small sample | 100.0% (2/2) | 100.0% (2/2) | +4.3% | +4.3% | +2.3% |
| 20D | 2Small sample | 100.0% (2/2) | 0.0% (0/2) | -2.6% | -2.6% | -4.0% |
| 60D | 2Small sample | 100.0% (2/2) | 50.0% (1/2) | -3.8% | -3.8% | -12.0% |
| 120D | 2Small sample | 100.0% (2/2) | 50.0% (1/2) | -11.4% | -11.4% | -27.2% |
COMPANY RESEARCH
Hill & Smith PLC
HILS.L · United Kingdom · Industrials · Engineering & Construction
INSIDER SIGNAL
Insider activity score：48.9 / 100
3 insiders · 4 purchase events · €224k net purchases
Europe #684 · United Kingdom #180
WHY THIS SIGNAL?
Score anatomy
Each bar shows the contribution to the current score; the weights and formula stay unchanged.
Cluster+21.0 / 35
How many distinct insiders bought in the cluster
Purchase size+20.0 / 25
Purchase value relative to company size and liquidity
Role+20.0 / 20
The seniority and relevance of participating insiders
Recency+0.1 / 10
How recently the purchases occurred
Conviction+7.8 / 10
How clearly buying stands out from other activity
What is holding the score back?
- ⚠ Buyer breadth is moderate · fewer than 4 distinct filers
- ⚠ Purchase activity is becoming less recent
- ✓ Strong insider role · ceo/chair involved
The role contribution uses the inverted role input of the current European model.
Buying concentration
85%
Largest buyer：Nick Anderson · 223k GBP
Gross qualified purchase transaction-line value：263k GBP
The headline € total is net buying for the screen; this module uses gross qualified purchase transaction-line values in the filing currency, so the amounts can differ. The current 15-day buyer-breadth input counts distinct buyers; value concentration is disclosed separately here.
This is a ranking under the current European screening rules—not a probability of gain, return forecast, or buy recommendation.
Key purchase quotes (filing currency)
| Filer | Price per unit | Trade date |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Anderson | 29.216999 GBP | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Stephanie Quinlan | 29.4325 GBP | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Nick Anderson | 27.469709 GBP | Jun 4, 2026 |
Model details
Cluster breakdown (does not change the score)
- 15-day buyer breadth (count)
- 2 distinct reported filers
- Peak time window
- 2026-05-26 to 2026-06-04
- Current breadth input
- 0.600 (capped at 4+ buyers)
- Buyer independence
- Not yet measured; related-party fields are not cross-market comparable
What the filings show
- 🟢 Recent eligible purchase
Nick Anderson · 120k GBP · Price 29.216999 GBP · Aug 14, 2026 - 🟢 PDMR purchase
Stephanie Quinlan · 40k GBP · Price 29.4325 GBP · Aug 13, 2026 - 🟢 Large eligible purchase
Nick Anderson · 103k GBP · Price 27.469709 GBP · Jun 4, 2026 - 🟡 1 remaining qualified transaction line(s) across 1 disclosure(s)
- 🔴 6 other transaction line(s) are not counted as discretionary-buying evidence; 0 have zero price
Insider vs stock price
No daily prices and volumes have been captured for this stock yet.
Insider timeline
2 insiders bought within 2 days, 13 Aug to 14 Aug: 1 Associated person, 1 CEO / chair. That week 164 companies across Europe disclosed insider purchases, an ordinary week (21 of the last 26). 1 of the buyers also disclosed a sale in the window.
Tap an item for what it means.
●A purchase: the bigger the dot, the more was bought
Each dot is one insider's purchases on one day. The dot's area follows the amount: the largest purchase here gets the largest dot. Hold the pointer over a dot to see the date and the amount. A filing that states no amount gets the smallest dot.
×A sale
A cross is one insider's sales on one day. People sell to pay tax, to cash in share awards or to hold less of one company, so a sale says less than a purchase does. When someone bought and sold on the same day, the cross sits beside the dot. The totals are under “Purchases against sales” below.
▮Purple band: several insiders bought within 15 days
The band marks the stretch with the most different buyers: at most 15 days long and at least two people. Here it is 13 Aug – 14 Aug, with 2 insiders. Only the strongest stretch is marked. Several people deciding the same thing is harder to explain by one person's private reasons, but insiders often buy together just after a closed period ends, so compare it with the grey weekly bars.
▂Grey bars: companies across Europe disclosing purchases each week
A taller bar is a week in which more companies disclosed insider purchases. The purple bar is the week of the band above: 164 companies, number 21 of the last 26 weeks. If that week was a peak anyway, buying together is less special than it looks.
This company: insiders buying per month, last 12 months
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
1Mar
Apr
1May
1Jun
Jul
2Aug
Sep
Oct
Darker bars are inside the 180-day window above.
Who traded
| Insider | Role | Purchases | Sales | Bought | First purchase | Share price since | Earlier purchases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris McLeish | CFO | 1 | 1 | — | 2026-05-26 | — | fewer than 5 completed |
| Nick Anderson | CEO / chair | 2 | — | 223.4k GBP | 2026-06-04 | — | fewer than 5 completed |
| Stephanie Quinlan | Associated person | 1 | — | 39.8k GBP | 2026-08-13 | — | fewer than 5 completed |
Purchases against sales
Purchases80%4 line(s) · 3 insider(s)
Sales20%1 line(s) · 1 insider(s)
Shares of the NUMBER of transactions in the 180-day window: a reported value is missing for 1 line(s), or the lines are in more than one currency, so values cannot be added up. Sales include disposals for tax, at option exercise or under a pre-set plan, which say little about an insider's view. The split describes what was disclosed; it is not a signal.
Why this score? · Model details
Priority = 100 × Σ(fixed weight × 0–1 rule-based input)
| Factor | Weight | This company input | Point contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15-day buyer breadth (count) | 35% | 0.600 | 21.0 |
| Qualified-buy size | 25% | 0.799 | 20.0 |
| Role informativeness (inverted) | 20% | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| Recency | 10% | 0.012 | 0.1 |
| Buy/sell conviction | 10% | 0.780 | 7.8 |
This is a heuristic ordering under the current rules, not a calibrated return forecast. It explains why candidates rank differently; the public-filing evidence and data limits are shown below.
BULL VS BEAR
Two readings of this buying
The same filings, read two ways. Each line is a fact stored for this company with the number behind it, and appears only when that number crosses a fixed threshold. Neither side is a forecast and no winner is declared.
Since 2026-10-13, neither column has changed. All bull and bear lists, and what followed each line in the past →
Where the evidence comes from
Independent evidence agrees: the purchases themselves carry bull lines (more buyers than usual here, senior executive buying), company actions point the same way (company is buying back shares), and no other source argues against. No data is held for: share price and trading, company results.
- The insider purchases themselvesBullmore buyers than usual here, senior executive buying Bearplan, dividend or pay wording, value concentrated in one buyer, insiders also sold4 checked, under the threshold · 2 missing
- Share price and tradingno data held
- Short sellers1 checked, under the threshold
- Company results2 missing
- Company actionsBullcompany is buying back shares
Bull case · the buying is informative
- 3 insiders bought in the last 180 days against 1 in the 180 days before: more than this company's own recent norm.Record: after 3,134 earlier disclosures like this, the median 60-session excess return was −2.7%, within 1 percentage point of all comparable disclosures (−2.7%).
- Company actionsThe company announced 4 transactions in its own shares in the last 30 days (latest 2026-10-12); the 4 read are all purchases. The company is buying its own shares while its insiders buy.
- The buyers include the CEO or chair, who sees more of the business than most filers. This site's score gives little or no credit for that: in its backtests purchases by senior executives did no better than other insiders' purchases.Record: after 8,797 earlier disclosures like this, the median 60-session excess return was −3.1%, within 1 percentage point of all comparable disclosures (−3.2%).
Bear case · discount it
- 1 of 4 purchase lines is worded as pay or contract terms, for example “Acquisition of Ordinary Shares pursuant to the exercise of an award under his 2023 Deferred Bonus Buy-Out Awa…”. Purchases of that kind follow a schedule or an entitlement, not a decision made now.
- Nick Anderson accounts for 85% of the value bought. The other 2 buyers add names more than money.Record: after 3,396 earlier disclosures like this, the median 60-session excess return was −3.4%, within 1 percentage point of all comparable disclosures (−3.5%).
- Insiders also sold €88k in the same 180 days, 28% of the amount bought.
Evidence still missing
- No buyer here has 5 or more completed earlier purchases on record, so there is no track record to weigh.
- The company's market value is not captured, so the purchases cannot be stated as a share of the business or of its trading volume.
- No earnings, margin or cash-flow figures are captured for this company. The latest annual and interim reports are where to check whether the business is improving or deteriorating.
- The filings give the size of each trade, not what the buyer already held. Whether a purchase added 1% to a personal stake or doubled it is not known.
Checked and under the threshold: 5, 1 close to it
- BullAt most 2 insiders bought within any 15 days. Counted for the bull side from 3. close to the threshold
- Bear0 of 3 buyers filed as a person closely associated with a manager. Counted for the bear side from half.
- EitherNet purchases of €224k in 180 days. Bull from €1.0M, bear when all purchases total under €25k.
- EitherThe latest purchase is 64 days old. Bull up to 14 days, bear from 90.
- BearPublished net short positions total 0.51% of the share capital. Counted for the bear side from 2%. Unchanged since 2026-10-02.
Both columns arrange stored facts only. They do not change the insider score or the ranking and are not investment advice.
Signal history
48.9 / 100
Latest recorded score
→ +0.0 ptssince the first recorded snapshot on 2026-10-13; 5 calendar days observed
- Recorded snapshots
- 5
- First snapshot
- 2026-10-13
There is not yet a 30-calendar-day comparison; earlier scores are not reconstructed. These are raw signal scores saved when each full scoring run completed. They describe changes in research ranking, not price performance or returns.
Why did it change?
Less than 30 days of comparable history is available, so factor movement is not yet decomposed.
Signal score history
Fixed 0–100 scale; dates are spaced by calendar time.
Recent recorded points
- 48.9
- 48.9
- 48.9
- 48.9
- 48.9
View all recorded scores
| Snapshot date | Signal score |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 | 48.9 |
| 2026-10-14 | 48.9 |
| 2026-10-15 | 48.9 |
| 2026-10-16 | 48.9 |
| 2026-10-18 | 48.9 |
Sector context
- Buying breadth
- 7.5% (79 / 1,047 issuers)
- Sector rank
- #8 / 12
- 7D breadth change
- -0.3 pp · vs 2026-10-12 (6d)
- 30D breadth change
- History building
This is sector-level research context. It does not affect the Insider Signal or ranking.
Insider profile outcomes
Historical performance following insider filings. The company role is translated below each name while preserving the original title.
- Excess return = stock return − FTSE 100 return over the same period.
- Hit rate = completed events with positive excess return ÷ total completed events.
- Price coverage = valid point-in-time prices ÷ events mature enough for that period.
- Returns start on the first shared trading session on or after publication.
- Small-sample rule: n<5 is shown for transparency and is not scored.
Events are disclosure-level observations; related disclosures published on the same date may share a return path and may not be statistically independent. This research enrichment does not affect the insider score or ranking.
| Period | Completed events | Price coverage | Hit rate | Median excess return | Average excess return | Worst excess return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5D | 2Small sample | 100.0% (2/2) | 0.0% (0/2) | -0.4% | -0.4% | -0.7% |
| 20D | 2Small sample | 100.0% (2/2) | 0.0% (0/2) | -7.2% | -7.2% | -7.3% |
| 60D | 2Small sample | 100.0% (2/2) | 0.0% (0/2) | -13.8% | -13.8% | -15.0% |
| 120D | 2Small sample | 100.0% (2/2) | 100.0% (2/2) | +4.7% | +4.7% | +3.0% |
| Period | Completed events | Price coverage | Hit rate | Median excess return | Average excess return | Worst excess return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5D | 2Small sample | 100.0% (2/2) | 50.0% (1/2) | -3.0% | -3.0% | -6.3% |
| 20D | 2Small sample | 100.0% (2/2) | 0.0% (0/2) | -3.7% | -3.7% | -5.7% |
| 60D | 1Small sample | 100.0% (1/1) | 100.0% (1/1) | +2.0% | +2.0% | +2.0% |
| 120D | 0No data | Awaiting maturity | — | — | — | — |
Market context
PRICE PERFORMANCE
VOLATILITY & LIQUIDITY
- Volatility
- —
- Beta
- —
- Avg daily volume
- —
VALUATION
- Market cap
- —
- P/E
- —
FUNDAMENTALS
- Profit margin
- 9.5%
- ROE
- 17.4%
- Industry
- —
Prices to 26 Sep 2026: OpenBB/yfinance. From the company's annual report ↗, fiscal year ended 31 Dec 2025: Profit margin, ROE. It does not affect the insider score or rank.
Disclosed net short positions
- Aggregate net short
- 0.51%
- Latest position date
- 02 Oct 2026
The FCA publishes one aggregate figure per issuer, the sum of all positions notified to it, and does not name the holders. Source: FCA · read 18 Oct 2026
Short-position disclosures are external context; they do not affect the insider score, ranking, or filing eligibility.
Insiders' buying price vs the latest close
No daily prices have been captured for this stock yet.
Buying size vs market trading
Complete price and volume history is not yet available.
Market-data coverage: 0 verified sessions · Latest session: — · Ratio status: Unavailable
Traded value is estimated as close × shares traded, in major currency units. Includes disclosed qualifying purchases; disclosures may lag. Contractual or planned acquisitions are not necessarily discretionary. Ratios describe relative trading size, not market participation or score contributions.
Latest news
No news has been captured for this company.
Regulatory filings
- Insider filing announcement · published 2026-10-16 · trade date 2026-10-15
- Insider filing announcement · published 2026-08-17 · trade date 2026-08-14
- Insider filing announcement · published 2026-08-14 · trade date 2026-08-13
Unfold all 10 filings
- Insider filing announcement · published 2026-10-16 · trade date 2026-10-15
- Insider filing announcement · published 2026-08-17 · trade date 2026-08-14
- Insider filing announcement · published 2026-08-14 · trade date 2026-08-13
- Insider filing announcement · published 2026-06-04 · trade date 2026-06-04
- Insider filing announcement · published 2026-05-27 · trade date 2026-05-27
- Insider filing announcement · published 2026-05-27 · trade date 2026-05-26
- Insider filing announcement · published 2026-04-16 · trade date 2026-04-15
- Insider filing announcement · published 2026-04-02 · trade date 2026-04-01
- Insider filing announcement · published 2026-03-19 · trade date 2026-03-19
- Insider filing announcement · published 2026-03-12 · trade date 2026-03-11
Filing evidence
These are underlying national-feed records from the 365-day window ending on the saved ranking snapshot. The score uses only the latest 180 days; older qualifying equity purchases remain visible for audit but do not enter the current score. The original filer, role, transaction classification, instrument, price, volume, value and source fields are retained. The first three rows are shown; remaining records can be unfolded for audit. Other transaction types are retained but excluded from the score.
Excluded transactions & classification
5 qualifying purchase disclosure(s) · 5 transaction line(s)
Aug 14, 2026Purchase of Ordinary Shares.
Nick Anderson · Chair
Ordinary Shares of £0.25 each · 4120 shares × 29.216999 GBP · —
Open filingAug 13, 2026Purchase of Ordinary Shares.
Stephanie Quinlan · Person closely associated with Tony Quinlan, Senior Independent Director
Ordinary Shares of £0.25 each · 1352 shares × 29.4325 GBP · —
Open filingJun 4, 2026Purchase of Ordinary Shares.
Nick Anderson · Chair
Ordinary Shares of £0.25 each · 3750 shares × 27.469709 GBP · —
Open filingUnfold all 2 remaining filing row(s)
| Transaction date | Published | Filer | Role | Transaction | Instrument | Price (local currency) | Quote currency | Volume | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-26 | 2026-05-27 | Chris McLeish | Chief Financial Officer | Acquisition of Ordinary Shares pursuant to the exercise of an award under his 2023 Deferred Bonus Buy-Out Award. | Ordinary Shares of £0.25 each | — | GBP | 5690 | Open filing |
| 2026-03-11 | 2026-03-12 | Tim Tehan | Group President & PDMR | Acquisition of Ordinary Shares pursuant to a Buy-Out award | Ordinary Shares of £0.25 each | — | GBP | 21724 | Open filing |
Showing 5 of 5 matching raw-feed row(s) from the current 365-day research window. Prices and reported values remain in the filing currency and its major unit (for example, UK pence are parsed as GBP). The screen-level € aggregate is separately FX-normalised for research ranking, not a trade-date conversion.
Other disclosed transactions · excluded from score
View 13 other transaction(s)
Oct 15, 2026Grant of options under the rules of the 2023 Employee Sharesave Scheme (SAYE)
Chris McLeish · Chief Financial Officer
Ordinary shares of £0.25 each · 736 shares × 24.71 GBP · —
Open filingOct 15, 2026Grant of options under the rules of the 2023 Employee Sharesave Scheme (SAYE)
Mark Hodgens · Group President
Ordinary shares of £0.25 each · 736 shares × 24.71 GBP · —
Open filingMay 27, 2026Grant of nil-cost options under the Hill & Smith 2023 Long Term Incentive Plan
Rutger Helbing · Chief Executive Officer
Ordinary shares of £0.25 each · 6372 shares × — · —
Open filingUnfold all 10 remaining filing row(s)
| Transaction date | Published | Filer | Role | Transaction | Instrument | Price (local currency) | Quote currency | Volume | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-27 | 2026-05-27 | Chris McLeish | Chief Financial Officer | Grant of nil-cost options under the Hill & Smith 2023 Long Term Incentive Plan | Ordinary shares of £0.25 each | — | GBP | 4198 | Open filing |
| 2026-05-27 | 2026-05-27 | Mark Hodgens | Group President | Grant of nil-cost options under the Hill & Smith 2023 Long Term Incentive Plan | Ordinary shares of £0.25 each | — | GBP | 6521 | Open filing |
| 2026-05-26 | 2026-05-27 | Chris McLeish | Chief Financial Officer | Sale of Ordina ry Shares to cover tax and NI liability on the exercise of awards outlined in 4.1. | Ordinary Shares of £0.25 each | 27.60 GBP | GBP | 2682 | Open filing |
| 2026-04-15 | 2026-04-16 | Tim Tehan | Group President & PDMR | Sale of Ordinary Shares received following the release of the second tranche of a buyout award. | Ordinary Shares of £0.25 each | 23.55 GBP | GBP | 11346 | Open filing |
| 2026-04-01 | 2026-04-02 | Alan Giddins | Chair | Transfer of shares to charity for nil consideration. | Ordinary Shares of £0.25 each | — | GBP | 29000 | Open filing |
| 2026-03-19 | 2026-03-19 | Rutger Helbing | Chief Executive Officer | Grant of nil-cost options under the Hill & Smith 2023 Long Term Incentive Plan | Ordinary shares of £0.25 each | — | GBP | 57935 | Open filing |
| 2026-03-19 | 2026-03-19 | Chris McLeish | Chief Financial Officer | Grant of nil-cost options under the Hill & Smith 2023 Long Term Incentive Plan | Ordinary shares of £0.25 each | — | GBP | 32717 | Open filing |
| 2026-03-19 | 2026-03-19 | Tim Tehan | Group President | Grant of a Conditional Award under the Hill & Smith 2023 Long Term Incentive Plan | Ordinary shares of £0.25 each | — | GBP | 20053 | Open filing |
| 2026-03-19 | 2026-03-19 | Nick Adcock | Group President | Grant of nil-cost options under the Hill & Smith 2023 Long Term Incentive Plan | Ordinary shares of £0.25 each | — | GBP | 13482 | Open filing |
| 2026-03-11 | 2026-03-12 | Tim Tehan | Group President & PDMR | Sale of Ordinary Shares | Ordinary Shares of £0.25 each | 22.22926 GBP | GBP | 10378 | Open filing |
Showing 13 of 13 matching raw-feed row(s) from the current 365-day research window. Prices and reported values remain in the filing currency and its major unit (for example, UK pence are parsed as GBP). The screen-level € aggregate is separately FX-normalised for research ranking, not a trade-date conversion.
Snapshot & identity
- Snapshot date
- 2026-10-18
- Ticker
- HILS.L
- ISIN
- GB0004270301
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Engineering & Construction
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