Key Points
- Hays insider buying: Insider Mark Dearnley bought 485,500 shares of Hays plc on May 14 at an average price of GBX 30, totaling £145,650.
- Stock remains near lows: Hays shares last traded at GBX 30.80, close to their 1-year low of GBX 28.68 and well below the 1-year high of GBX 74.10.
- Analyst sentiment is mixed: The stock has a consensus rating of Hold with an average price target of GBX 71.60, though recent calls ranged from Citigroup’s Buy at GBX 75 to Jefferies’ Underperform at GBX 28.
Hays plc (LON:HAS - Get Free Report) insider Mark Dearnley acquired 485,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 30 per share, with a total value of £145,650.
Hays Stock Performance
LON HAS opened at GBX 30.80 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of £492.51 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -46.67, a PEG ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 33.16 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 45.09. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 65.55. Hays plc has a 1-year low of GBX 28.68 and a 1-year high of GBX 74.10.
Hays (LON:HAS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 27th. The company reported GBX 0.46 earnings per share for the quarter. Hays had a negative net margin of 0.16% and a negative return on equity of 2.24%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Hays plc will post 4.0966184 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of research analysts recently issued reports on HAS shares. Citigroup cut their price target on Hays from GBX 90 to GBX 75 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 24th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed an "underperform" rating and issued a GBX 28 price target on shares of Hays in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Hays currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of GBX 71.60.
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