Hays (LON:HAS) Share Price Crosses Below 200 Day Moving Average - What's Next?

Hays plc (LON:HAS - Get Free Report)'s stock price crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 87.35 ($1.09) and traded as low as GBX 78.65 ($0.98). Hays shares last traded at GBX 79.30 ($0.99), with a volume of 1,179,248 shares changing hands.

Hays Stock Down 2.3 %

The firm has a market capitalization of £1.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,905.00, a P/E/G ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 1.13. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 78.47 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 87.20. The company has a current ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.81.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider James Hilton acquired 638 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 77 ($0.96) per share, for a total transaction of £491.26 ($614.61). Insiders own 0.54% of the company's stock.

Hays Company Profile

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: 1.