Hays plc (LON:HAS - Get Free Report) shares passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Thursday. The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 47.19 and traded as high as GBX 64.25. Hays shares last traded at GBX 61.95, with a volume of 2,762,061 shares changing hands.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
HAS has been the subject of several research reports. UBS Group restated a "neutral" rating and set a GBX 33 price objective on shares of Hays in a research report on Friday, July 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on Hays from GBX 60 to GBX 85 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, August 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on Hays from GBX 60 to GBX 95 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 9th. Citigroup upped their price objective on Hays from GBX 33 to GBX 65 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 23rd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated an "underperform" rating and set a GBX 28 price objective on shares of Hays in a research report on Friday, August 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of GBX 61.20.
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Hays Stock Performance
The stock's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 66.52 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 47.19. The stock has a market cap of £974.55 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -17.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a current ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 60.68.
Hays (LON:HAS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 20th. The company reported GBX (3.64) earnings per share for the quarter. Hays had a negative net margin of 0.91% and a negative return on equity of 13.31%. Analysts forecast that Hays plc will post 4.0966184 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Hays news, insider James Hilton sold 63,122 shares of Hays stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 67, for a total value of £42,291.74. 0.76% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
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