Hays plc (LON:HAS - Get Free Report) shares were up 11.4% on Friday . The company traded as high as GBX 85.10 ($1.11) and last traded at GBX 84.37 ($1.10). Approximately 5,629,431 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 19% from the average daily volume of 6,928,567 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 75.75 ($0.98).
Hays Trading Up 2.5 %
The business's 50 day moving average price is GBX 75.07 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 80.33. 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 market capitalization of £1.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -282.78, a P/E/G ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 1.13.
Hays (LON:HAS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported GBX 0.19 ($0.00) EPS for the quarter. Hays had a negative net margin of 0.07% and a negative return on equity of 0.84%. On average, equities analysts predict that Hays plc will post 4.0966184 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Transactions at Hays
In other news, insider Joe Hurd bought 2,857 shares of Hays stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 70 ($0.91) per share, for a total transaction of £1,999.90 ($2,597.61). Corporate insiders own 0.54% of the company's stock.
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