Key Points
- Insider purchase: Anthony Kirby bought 10,000 shares of Hays on November 10 at GBX 58 per share, a total transaction of £5,800.
- Stock and fundamentals: Hays opened at GBX 59.50 with a 50‑day SMA of GBX 57.88 and 200‑day SMA of GBX 64.30; the stock has a 52‑week range of GBX 52.80–89.85, a market cap of ~£950m, a negative P/E of -121.43 and a debt‑to‑equity ratio of 43.81.
- Analyst view and earnings: Analysts are split (2 Buy, 2 Hold) with a consensus "Moderate Buy" and a GBX 79 target; Hays reported GBX 1.31 EPS last quarter, a negative net margin, and sell‑side forecasts of about GBX 4.10 EPS for the fiscal year.
Hays plc (LON:HAS - Get Free Report) insider Anthony Kirby purchased 10,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, November 10th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 58 per share, for a total transaction of £5,800.
Hays Stock Performance
HAS opened at GBX 59.50 on Wednesday. The business's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 57.88 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 64.30. Hays plc has a 52-week low of GBX 52.80 and a 52-week high of GBX 89.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.81, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a current ratio of 1.32. The firm has a market capitalization of £950.03 million, a PE ratio of -121.43, a PEG ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 1.13.
Hays (LON:HAS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 21st. The company reported GBX 1.31 EPS for the quarter. Hays had a negative net margin of 0.07% and a negative return on equity of 0.84%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Hays plc will post 4.0966184 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several research firms have weighed in on HAS. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Hays in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price on Hays from GBX 85 to GBX 61 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, September 11th. Citigroup reduced their price target on shares of Hays from GBX 110 to GBX 90 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a GBX 70 target price on shares of Hays in a report on Friday, August 15th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Hays has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 79.
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