Hays (LON:HAS) Sets New 52-Week Low - Should You Sell?

Hays plc (LON:HAS - Get Free Report)'s share price reached a new 52-week low during trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as GBX 69 ($0.89) and last traded at GBX 70.60 ($0.91), with a volume of 48521 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 70.35 ($0.91).

Hays Trading Up 4.8 %

The company has a current ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.81. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 75.24 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 81.43. The firm has a market cap of £1.23 billion, a PE ratio of -250.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 1.13.

Hays (LON:HAS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported GBX 0.19 ($0.00) EPS for the quarter. Hays had a negative return on equity of 0.84% and a negative net margin of 0.07%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Hays plc will post 4.0966184 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Hays news, insider Joe Hurd bought 2,857 shares of Hays stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 70 ($0.90) per share, with a total value of £1,999.90 ($2,577.86). Insiders own 0.54% of the company's stock.

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