Hays (HAS) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Hays plc engages in the provision of recruitment services in Australia, New Zealand, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and internationally. The company provides qualified, professional, and skilled recruitment in permanent, temporary, and contractor formats to public and private sectors. It offers its recruitment services in the specialisms, such as accountancy and finance, banking and capital markets, construction and property, contact centers, education, energy, oil and gas, engineering and manufacturing, executive, financial services, health and social care, human resources, legal, life sciences, office support, procurement, resources and mining, retail, sales and marketing, sustainability, technology, and telecoms. Hays plc was founded in 1968 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 77.70 to 79.15
• 50-Day Range: 75.50 to 94.80
• 52-Week Range: 75 to 111.90
• Volume: 1.86 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.64 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.25 billion
• P/E Ratio: 1,905.00
• Dividend Yield: 3.82%
• Price Target: GBX 120
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Hays Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hays scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Hays has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hays has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hays is 1,905.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 123.07.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hays is 1,905.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 521.99.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Hays has a PEG Ratio of 0.24. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Hays has a P/B Ratio of 2.24. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for HAS.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Hays is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.54%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Hays does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for HAS.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.89

News Sentiment

Hays has a news sentiment score of 0.89. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.40 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Hays this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

12 people have searched for HAS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Hays insiders have sold 1,783.16% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £2,478.46 in company stock and sold £46,673.44 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.54% of the stock of Hays is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

91.21% of the stock of Hays is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

HAS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HAS shares performed this year?

Hays' stock was trading at GBX 109.20 at the start of the year. Since then, HAS shares have decreased by 28.1% and is now trading at GBX 78.50.
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How were Hays' earnings last quarter?

Hays plc (LON:HAS) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 20th. The company reported $4.60 earnings per share for the quarter. Hays had a negative net margin of 0.07% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 0.80%.

How do I buy shares of Hays?

Shares of HAS stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Hays own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Hays investors own include Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Laird (LRD), OPKO Health (OPK), Ford Motor (F), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Mountain Province Diamonds (MPVD) and Exxon Mobil (XOM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/20/2020
• Ex-Dividend for 11/25 Dividend: 10/17/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/25/2024
• Today: 12/03/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Staffing & Employment Services
• Sub-Industry: Recreation
• Current Symbol: LON:HAS
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.haysplc.com
• Phone: +44-20-73832266
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 6,490
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 120
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 125
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 115
• Potential Upside/Downside: +52.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,905.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.25
• P/E Growth: 0.24
• Net Income: £-4,900,000.00
• Net Margins: -0.07%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -0.80%
• Return on Assets: 2.27%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 43.81
• Current Ratio: 1.32
• Quick Ratio: 1.31

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £6.95 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.18
• Cash Flow: GBX 12.03 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.55
• Book Value: GBX 35 per share
• Price / Book: 2.25

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,590,000,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.25 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.13