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Hays (LON:HAS) Trading Down 9.9% - Here's Why

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Hays plc (LON:HAS - Get Free Report)'s share price fell 9.9% during trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as GBX 55.70 ($0.75) and last traded at GBX 63.30 ($0.86). 10,309,714 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 73% from the average session volume of 5,966,965 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 70.22 ($0.95).

Hays Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.81, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a current ratio of 1.32. The firm has a market cap of £992.75 million, a P/E ratio of -201.94, a P/E/G ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 71.07 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 74.59.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Michael Findlay acquired 34,382 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 19th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 58 ($0.79) per share, with a total value of £19,941.56 ($26,999.13). 0.54% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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