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: 33.80 to 35.05
• 50-Day Range: 28.80 to 34.99
• 52-Week Range: 28.68 to 74.10
• Volume: 2.47 million shs
• Average Volume: 10.62 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £540.47 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 1.33%
• Price Target: GBX 71.60
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Hays Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hays scored higher than 92% 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: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Hays has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Hays has a consensus price target of GBX 71.60, representing about 109.7% upside from its current price of GBX 34.14.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hays has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hays is -51.73, 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 -51.73, 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 0.97. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued 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 1.33%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.57

News Sentiment

Hays has a news sentiment score of 1.57. 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 0.60 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Hays this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

18 people have searched for HAS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 157% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

5 insiders have purchased shares of Hays in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net £159,557.48 in company stock, which represents 0.0292% of the company's market cap.

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 £159,557.48 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.76% 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/27/2026
• Today: 6/02/2026

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 71.60
• High Price Target: GBX 95
• Low Price Target: GBX 28
• Potential Upside/Downside: +111.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX (0.66)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.25
• P/E Growth: 0.24
• Net Income: -£4.87 million
• Net Margins: -0.16%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -2.24%
• Return on Assets: 2.27%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 65.55
• Current Ratio: 1.27
• Quick Ratio: 1.31

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £6.49 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.08
• Cash Flow: GBX 5.16 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.55
• Book Value: GBX 35.14 per share
• Price / Book: 0.96

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,599,015,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £540.47 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.79