LON:HAS Hays (HAS) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 57.86 +0.06 (+0.10%) As of 12:02 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock About Hays Stock (LON:HAS) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Hays alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 57.10▼ 58.9550-Day Range 53.40▼ 64.5052-Week Range 52.80▼ 91.70Volume2.44 million shsAverage Volume5.69 million shsMarket Capitalization£924.61 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield0.05%Price TargetGBX 79Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview We are leaders in white-collar Temporary, Contracting and Permanent recruitment. Our scale and expertise covers some of the most skill-short employment areas, including Technology, Accounting & Finance, Engineering, Life Sciences and Construction. We are predominantly Private sector-focused, but also serve Public sector clients in some markets. Within our portfolio of services, we work on high service, multi-year outsourcing contracts with many of the largest organisations in the world, all the way through to one-off placements for SMEs. In practical terms, this means that in FY24 globally we helped 282,700 people find their next Permanent job or Contract assignment, and worked with over 40,000 clients to grow their own businesses by finding the skilled talent they need. For further information, watch our video and read more at: haysplc.com/investors Read More Hays Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks71st Percentile Overall ScoreHAS MarketRank™: Hays scored higher than 71% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.1 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingHays has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialHays has a consensus price target of GBX 79, representing about 36.5% upside from its current price of GBX 57.86.Amount of Analyst CoverageHays has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Hays' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Hays is -11,807.14, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Hays is -11,807.14, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Growth RatioHays has a PEG Ratio of 0.24. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioHays has a P/B Ratio of 1.65. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for HAS. Dividend0.8 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldHays pays a meaningful dividend of 2.19%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthHays does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Read more about Hays' dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for HAS. News and Social Media2.4 / 5News Sentiment0.37 News SentimentHays has a news sentiment score of 0.37. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Hays this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.Search Interest14 people have searched for HAS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 17% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Hays insiders have bought 932.49% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £330,159.72 in company stock and sold £31,977.14 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.05% of the stock of Hays is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions48.27% of the stock of Hays is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Hays' insider trading history. Receive HAS Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Hays and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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HAS Stock News HeadlinesInsider Selling: Hays (LON:HAS) Insider Sells 55,133 Shares of StockSeptember 19, 2025 | insidertrades.comHays plc Releases 2025 Annual Report and AGM NoticeOctober 6 at 7:10 AM | tipranks.comArizona-made nanochips the new millionaire maker?George Gilder handed President Reagan the first microchip that helped create $6.5 trillion in wealth over the last 40 years. Now he's stepping forward with an even bigger prediction about what's being built in the Arizona desert. He believes 3 little-known companies will explode when a bombshell announcement just days from now. Smart investors are already positioning themselves.October 6 at 2:00 AM | Banyan Hill Publishing (Ad)Hays plc Executive Invests in Company SharesOctober 3 at 6:30 AM | tipranks.comHays plc Updates Share Capital and Voting RightsOctober 1, 2025 | tipranks.comHays plc Awards Shares to Executives Under Performance PlanSeptember 25, 2025 | tipranks.comHays plc Executives Sell Shares Following Performance AwardsSeptember 18, 2025 | tipranks.comHays plc Executives Acquire Shares Following Performance Plan VestingSeptember 15, 2025 | tipranks.comSee More Headlines HAS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have HAS shares performed this year? Hays' stock was trading at GBX 80.35 at the beginning of the year. Since then, HAS stock has decreased by 28.0% and is now trading at GBX 57.86. How were Hays' earnings last quarter? Hays plc (LON:HAS) issued its earnings results on Thursday, August, 21st. The company reported $1.31 EPS for the quarter. Hays had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 0.84% and a negative net margin of 0.07%. Read the conference call transcript. 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. 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 Earnings8/21/2025Today10/06/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorIndustrials Industry Staffing & Employment Services Sub-IndustryRecreation Current SymbolLON:HAS CIKN/A Webwww.haysplc.com Phone+44-20-73832266FaxN/AEmployees6,490Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for HaysGBX 79 High Price TargetGBX 95 Low Price TargetGBX 61 Potential Upside/Downside+35.5%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.50 Research Coverage4 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)GBX 0 Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E Ratio14.23 P/E Growth0.24Net Income-£4.87 million Net Margins-0.07% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity-0.84% Return on Assets2.27% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio43.81 Current Ratio1.32 Quick Ratio1.31 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£6.61 billion Price / Sales0.14 Cash FlowGBX 8.90 per share Price / Cash Flow6.55 Book ValueGBX 35.14 per share Price / Book1.66Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares1,598,154,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£931.72 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.13 The Next 7 Blockbuster Stocks for Growth InvestorsWondering what the next stocks will be that hit it big, with solid fundamentals? 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