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Hays (LON:HAS) Shares Down 9.9% - Here's What Happened

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Hays plc (LON:HAS - Get Free Report)'s stock price was down 9.9% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as GBX 55.70 ($0.75) and last traded at GBX 63.30 ($0.85). Approximately 10,309,714 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 73% from the average daily volume of 5,966,965 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 70.22 ($0.94).

Hays Price Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of £1.04 billion, a PE ratio of -211.25, a P/E/G ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.81, a current ratio of 1.32 and a quick ratio of 1.31. The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 71.07 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 74.59.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hays

In other Hays news, insider Michael Findlay purchased 34,382 shares of Hays stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 19th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 58 ($0.78) per share, with a total value of £19,941.56 ($26,770.79). 0.54% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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