Hays plc (LON:HAS - Get Free Report) shares hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as GBX 70.08 ($0.86) and last traded at GBX 71.25 ($0.88), with a volume of 62837125 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 75.50 ($0.93).
Hays Trading Down 4.8 %
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.81, a current ratio of 1.32 and a quick ratio of 1.31. The firm has a market cap of £1.14 billion, a PE ratio of 1,905.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 1.13. The company's 50 day moving average price is GBX 78.27 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 86.65.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, insider James Hilton purchased 638 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 77 ($0.95) per share, for a total transaction of £491.26 ($604.48). 0.54% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
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Our ultimate aim is to be the undisputed leader in global specialist recruitment. As we build towards this, we have a set of four, strategic priorities which remain unchanged throughout the various stages of the economic cycle. As well as being interlinked with each other, they are informed and driven by our aims, as well as by the long-term mega trends we identify in our marketplace.
Strategic priorities:
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