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Hays (LON:HAS) Trading Down 11.2% - Here's Why

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Hays plc (LON:HAS - Get Free Report) shares traded down 11.2% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as GBX 55.70 ($0.75) and last traded at GBX 62.35 ($0.84). 116,737,844 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 1,598% from the average session volume of 6,876,607 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 70.22 ($0.94).

Hays Stock Up 4.0%

The business's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 71.07 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 74.62. The company has a current ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.81. The stock has a market cap of £1.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -211.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 1.13.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Michael Findlay purchased 34,382 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 19th. The stock was 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 company insiders.

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