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LON:HAS

Hays (HAS) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 62 +0.40 (+0.65%)
As of 10:40 AM Eastern

About Hays Stock (LON:HAS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
60.78
62.40
50-Day Range
61.30
71.35
52-Week Range
55.70
96.60
Volume
3.12 million shs
Average Volume
5.39 million shs
Market Capitalization
£977.77 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
4.84%
Price Target
GBX 92.50
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Hays Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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72nd Percentile Overall Score

HAS MarketRank™: 

Hays scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Hays has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Hays has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Hays' stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Hays is -198.25, 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. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Hays is -198.25, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Hays has a PEG Ratio of 0.24. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Hays has a P/B Ratio of 1.76. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for HAS.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Hays is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.01%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Hays does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Read more about Hays' dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for HAS.
  • News Sentiment

    Hays has a news sentiment score of 0.56. 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 0.81 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Hays this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    11 people have searched for HAS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 10% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Hays insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £124,421.28 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.54% of the stock of Hays is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    91.21% 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.
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HAS Stock News Headlines

Hays (LON:HAS) Insider Acquires £1,230.72 in Stock
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Royal Bank Of Canada Cuts Hays (LON:HAS) Price Target to GBX 95
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HAS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Hays' stock was trading at GBX 80.35 at the start of the year. Since then, HAS stock has decreased by 23.1% and is now trading at GBX 61.80.

Hays plc (LON:HAS) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 21st. The company reported $1.31 earnings per share 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
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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.

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 Earnings
8/21/2025
Today
8/29/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Staffing & Employment Services
Sub-Industry
Recreation
Current Symbol
LON:HAS
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
6,490
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 115
Low Price Target
GBX 70
Potential Upside/Downside
+49.2%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.75
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX (0.31)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
15.13
P/E Growth
0.24
Net Income
-£4.87 million
Net Margins
-0.07%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
-0.84%
Return on Assets
2.27%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
43.81
Current Ratio
1.32
Quick Ratio
1.31

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£6.91 billion
Price / Sales
0.14
Cash Flow
GBX 9.46 per share
Price / Cash Flow
6.55
Book Value
GBX 35.14 per share
Price / Book
1.76

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
1,577,051,026
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£977.77 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.13
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This page (LON:HAS) was last updated on 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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