Hays (HAS) Share Price, News & Analysis

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

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 60.05 to 61.70
• 50-Day Range: 53.40 to 64.10
• 52-Week Range: 52.80 to 89.85
• Volume: 2.34 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.80 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £968.48 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 0.05%
• Price Target: GBX 79
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Hays Stock Analysis - 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.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Hays 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 Potential

Hays has a consensus price target of GBX 79, representing about 30.4% upside from its current price of GBX 60.60.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hays has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hays is -123.67, 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 -123.67, 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 1.72. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for HAS.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Hays pays a meaningful dividend of 2.14%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for HAS.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Hays has a news sentiment score of 1.11. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.51 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Hays this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

16 people have searched for HAS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 23% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In 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 Insiders

Only 1.05% of the stock of Hays is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

48.27% of the stock of Hays is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

HAS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HAS shares performed this year?

Hays' stock was trading at GBX 80.35 at the start of the year. Since then, HAS stock has decreased by 24.6% and is now trading at GBX 60.60.

How were Hays' earnings last quarter?

Hays plc (LON:HAS) announced its quarterly earnings data 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.

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 Earnings: 8/21/2025
• Today: 10/24/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Staffing & Employment Services
• Sub-Industry: Recreation
• Current Symbol: LON:HAS
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.haysplc.com
• Phone: +44-20-73832266
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 6,490
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Hays: GBX 79
• High Price Target: GBX 95
• Low Price Target: GBX 61
• Potential Upside/Downside: +30.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX (0.49)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.79
• 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: £6.61 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.15
• Cash Flow: GBX 9.25 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.55
• Book Value: GBX 35.14 per share
• Price / Book: 1.72

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,598,154,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £968.48 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.13