HFG.L
Hilton Food Group plc
Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods · LSE
$514.50
Data: 2026-05-28
✓ ETHICAL PASS

Unknown MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 85.7%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$475M
Total market value of the company
10.36
Reasonably valued
9.98
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
N/A
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
1.9%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
13.8%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$795.00
+55% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
STRONG_BUY
Consensus view from 4 analysts covering this stock
About Hilton Food Group plc

Hilton Food Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the multi-protein food business. The company offers meat products; seafood products, such as smoked salmon, wet fish, shellfish, coated fish, and fish cakes; vegan and vegetarian food, including meat-free replacement burgers, meatballs, cutlets, poultry, kievs, steaks, rashers, and seafood and sticks; and straight-to-oven trays, ready meals, soups, sandwiches, and wraps. It also provides supply chain services comprising warehouse automation, logistics, and other value-adding services. The company supplies its products for international food retailers. It operates in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, the Republic of Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Central Europe, and APAC countries. The company was founded in 1994 and is based in Huntingdon, the United Kingdom.

https://www.hiltonfoods.com

Country: United Kingdom Employees: 7,389 Industry: Packaged Foods
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
0.0% N/A
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% N/A
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% N/A
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

MARKUP
Price trending up with increasing momentum
-0.746
Returns do not compensate for the risk — negative edge
-0.1555
No positive edge detected — the data suggests staying out
-0.444
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
-23.8%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-53.7%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
BEAR
Statistical model detects bearish conditions
Days in State
61
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

0.75
Less volatile than the market — more defensive
52W High
$888.00
42% below the year high
52W Low
$447.89
15% above the year low
Avg Volume
241,554
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
N/A
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
N/A
635.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$0.51
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

127.70
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
1.10
Adequate but worth monitoring
Quick Ratio
0.69
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
10.4%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
1.3%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$-24,862,500
Negative — the business is spending more than it generates
Revenue (TTM)
$4.2B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$46M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
4
Target High
$815.00
Target Median
$795.00
Target Low
$550.00
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-28

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