Hays (HAS) Competitors GBX 68.10 -1.65 (-2.37%) As of 04/17/2025 11:50 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock HAS vs. DTC, ABTU, PAGE, IPEL, STEM, RWA, STAF, GATC, RTC, and EMRShould you be buying Hays stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hays include 1863642 (DTC.L) (DTC), ABTU.L (ABTU), PageGroup (PAGE), Impellam Group (IPEL), SThree (STEM), Robert Walters (RWA), Staffline Group (STAF), Gattaca (GATC), RTC Group (RTC), and Empresaria Group (EMR). Hays vs. 1863642 (DTC.L) ABTU.L PageGroup Impellam Group SThree Robert Walters Staffline Group Gattaca RTC Group Empresaria Group 1863642 (DTC.L) (LON:DTC) and Hays (LON:HAS) are both manufacturing companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Does the media prefer DTC or HAS? In the previous week, 1863642 (DTC.L)'s average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Hays'average media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment 1863642 (DTC.L) Neutral Hays Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DTC or HAS? Hays received 746 more outperform votes than 1863642 (DTC.L) when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.47% of users gave Hays an outperform vote while only 56.90% of users gave 1863642 (DTC.L) an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperform1863642 (DTC.L)Outperform Votes13256.90% Underperform Votes10043.10% HaysOutperform Votes87870.47% Underperform Votes36829.53% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DTC or HAS? 91.2% of Hays shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Hays shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is DTC or HAS more profitable? 1863642 (DTC.L) has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Hays' net margin of -0.07%. 1863642 (DTC.L)'s return on equity of 0.00% beat Hays' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets 1863642 (DTC.L)N/A N/A N/A Hays -0.07%-0.84%2.27% Do analysts prefer DTC or HAS? Hays has a consensus price target of GBX 120, suggesting a potential upside of 76.21%. Given Hays' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hays is more favorable than 1863642 (DTC.L).Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score 1863642 (DTC.L) 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Hays 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, DTC or HAS? 1863642 (DTC.L) has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hays. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio1863642 (DTC.L)N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AHays£6.91B0.16-£4.87M-£0.31-218.46 SummaryHays beats 1863642 (DTC.L) on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Hays News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HAS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HAS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHaysStaffing & Employment Services IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£1.07B£258.36M£6.61B£2.48BDividend Yield4.01%5.93%3.60%4.96%P/E Ratio-218.4616.1620.27129.75Price / Sales0.1612.5875.31232,042.22Price / Cash6.5514.6326.9928.07Price / Book1.941.393.564.43Net Income-£4.87M£10.32M£800.18M£5.83B7 Day Performance1.49%0.32%1.80%3.01%1 Month Performance-22.75%-9.26%-4.00%-1.06%1 Year Performance-24.65%-13.33%10.56%102.52% Hays Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HASHays2.9608 of 5 starsGBX 68.10-2.4%GBX 120+76.2%-24.1%£1.07B£6.91B-218.466,490Gap DownDTC1863642 (DTC.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.00300Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeABTUABTU.LN/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.00100Gap DownPAGEPageGroup3.1494 of 5 starsGBX 256.60+2.7%GBX 495+92.9%-42.4%£804.06M£1.87B15.887,859High Trading VolumeIPELImpellam GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£389.29M£2.04B2,500.001,783STEMSThree4.056 of 5 starsGBX 236+2.4%GBX 345+46.2%-44.1%£308.06M£1.47B6.242,280Gap DownRWARobert WaltersN/AGBX 235+2.2%N/A-38.4%£167.68M£1.07B27.123,980STAFStaffline GroupN/AGBX 30-2.0%N/A-12.6%£38.92M£896.86M-2.062,300GATCGattacaN/AGBX 76.80+0.4%N/A-22.5%£23.06M£370.86M124.02446High Trading VolumeRTCRTC GroupN/AGBX 95.20+0.2%N/A+14.4%£12.32M£90.27M6.71361News CoverageEMREmpresaria GroupN/AGBX 25.40+1.6%N/A-31.0%£11.94M£235.95M-2.023,150 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies 1863642 (DTC.L) Alternatives ABTU.L Alternatives PageGroup Alternatives Impellam Group Alternatives SThree Alternatives Robert Walters Alternatives Staffline Group Alternatives Gattaca Alternatives RTC Group Alternatives Empresaria Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:HAS) was last updated on 4/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Reveals Why There Soon Won’t Be Any Money For Social SecurityElon Musk's Near-Death Experience Sparks Dire Warning for Americans After cheating death twice—once in a te...Colonial Metals | SponsoredTrump Orders 'National Digital Asset Stockpile'‘Digital Asset Reserve’ for THIS Coin??? 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