Balanced news tone
News Sentiment
HILS sentiment intelligence
Hill & Smith PLC news scored across direct company coverage, industry context, sector read-through, source quality, and freshness.
Weighted score
54
Balanced news tone
19 relevant articles
News tone and price action are not far from neutral.
82/100 classification confidence.
directly relevant articles
high-authority source matches
+2.5% over one week, +2.8% over four weeks, trend active, and materially above fair value.
Should you buy shares in Hill & Smith?
Market Reaction
Balanced read
News tone and price action are not far from neutral.
Primary event
Market update
82/100 classification
One-week reaction
2.5%
Price confirming higher
Trend fit
Trend active
2.8% over four weeks
Fair value
44.7%
Materially above fair value
Sentiment Mix
Positive, neutral, negative
Positive
4
Neutral
15
Negative
0
Relevance
Why the article matched
Sources
Coverage mix
Event Lens
What the news is about
Sentiment Trail
Score over time
Above 50
Neutral zone
Below 50
News Tape
Relevant headlines
The Times
Direct company coverage
Should you buy shares in Hill & Smith?
- Tone
- Positive 66/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 16 Jul 2026 10:45
- Source
- The Times
Kalkine Media
Direct company coverage
BlackRock Surpasses 5% Voting Rights in Hill & Smith PLC (HILS) Holding 3,989,554 Shares
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 14 Jul 2026 13:36
- Source
- Kalkine Media
TradingView
Direct company coverage
REG - Hill & Smith PLC - Holding(s) in Company
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 14 Jul 2026 12:22
- Source
- TradingView
TipRanks
Direct company coverage
Hill & Smith Tightens Free Float with Further Share Buybacks
- Tone
- Positive 62/100
- Event
- Capital return
- Published
- 13 Jul 2026 06:15
- Source
- TipRanks
MarketBeat
Direct company coverage
Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Sets New 1-Year High - Here's Why
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 10 Jul 2026 17:03
- Source
- MarketBeat
TipRanks
Direct company coverage
Hill & Smith Reduces Share Count as £100m Buyback Programme Progresses
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Capital return
- Published
- 06 Jul 2026 06:43
- Source
- TipRanks
TradingView
Direct company coverage
Enterprise value to revenue forward of Hill & Smith PLC – LSE:HILS
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Earnings
- Published
- 29 Jun 2026 05:01
- Source
- TradingView
simplywall.st
Direct company coverage
Is It Smart To Buy Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) Before It Goes Ex-Dividend?
- Tone
- Positive 66/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 24 May 2026 07:00
- Source
- simplywall.st
TipRanks
Direct company coverage
Hill & Smith Cancels Further Shares Under £100m Buyback Programme
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Capital return
- Published
- 28 Apr 2026 07:00
- Source
- TipRanks
TipRanks
Direct company coverage
Hill & Smith Continues £100m Buyback With Further Share Cancellation
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Capital return
- Published
- 13 Apr 2026 07:00
- Source
- TipRanks
Investors' Chronicle
Direct company coverage
Hill & Smith chases data centre dollars
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 11 Mar 2026 07:00
- Source
- Investors' Chronicle
Market source
Direct company coverage
Those who invested in Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) three years ago are up 92%
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 20 Jan 2026 08:00
- Source
- Market source
Investors' Chronicle
Direct company coverage
British Land & WH Smith: Markets live blog
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 19 Nov 2025 08:00
- Source
- Investors' Chronicle
Sharecast.com
Direct company coverage
Director dealings: Hill & Smith director buys some shares following results
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Earnings
- Published
- 19 Mar 2025 07:00
- Source
- Sharecast.com
StockInvest.us
Direct company coverage
Hill & Smith Stock Price Forecast. Should You Buy HILS.L?
- Tone
- Positive 66/100
- Event
- Guidance
- Published
- 14 Dec 2020 07:45
- Source
- StockInvest.us
MarketBeat
Direct company coverage
Top Hill & Smith (HILS) Competitors 2026
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 30 Apr 2020 00:33
- Source
- MarketBeat
Proactive Investors
Direct company coverage
Hill & Smith Holdings PLC Share Price - HILS, RNS News, Articles, Quotes, & Charts (LON:HILS)
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 07 Oct 2018 08:10
- Source
- Proactive Investors
TradingView
Direct company coverage
Technical Analysis of Hill & Smith PLC (LSE:HILS)
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 03 Mar 2018 05:04
- Source
- TradingView
TradingView
Direct company coverage
HILS Stock Price and Chart — LSE:HILS
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 20 Aug 2017 09:28
- Source
- TradingView