Hays (HAS) Competitors GBX 62.05 +0.20 (+0.32%) As of 10:00 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock HAS vs. DTC, ABTU, PAGE, IPEL, STEM, NBB, RWA, STAF, GATC, and RTCShould you be buying Hays stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hays include 1863642 (DTC.L) (DTC), ABTU.L (ABTU), PageGroup (PAGE), Impellam Group (IPEL), SThree (STEM), Norman Broadbent (NBB), Robert Walters (RWA), Staffline Group (STAF), Gattaca (GATC), and RTC Group (RTC). Hays vs. Its Competitors 1863642 (DTC.L) ABTU.L PageGroup Impellam Group SThree Norman Broadbent Robert Walters Staffline Group Gattaca RTC Group Hays (LON:HAS) and 1863642 (DTC.L) (LON:DTC) are both recreation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and earnings. Is HAS or DTC more profitable? 1863642 (DTC.L) has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Hays' net margin of -0.07%. 1863642 (DTC.L)'s return on equity of 0.00% beat Hays' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hays-0.07% -0.84% 2.27% 1863642 (DTC.L) N/A N/A N/A Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HAS or DTC? 91.2% of Hays shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Hays shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HAS or DTC? 1863642 (DTC.L) has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hays. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHays£6.91B0.14-£4.87M-£0.31-199.061863642 (DTC.L)N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Do analysts prefer HAS or DTC? Hays currently has a consensus target price of GBX 107.50, suggesting a potential upside of 73.25%. Given Hays' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hays is more favorable than 1863642 (DTC.L).Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hays 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.001863642 (DTC.L) 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media prefer HAS or DTC? In the previous week, Hays' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled 1863642 (DTC.L)'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Hays Neutral 1863642 (DTC.L) Neutral SummaryHays beats 1863642 (DTC.L) on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Hays News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HAS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Media Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HAS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHaysStaffing & Employment Services IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£978.56M£515.43M£7.62B£3.07BDividend Yield4.01%5.93%4.57%5.02%P/E Ratio-199.0642.7625.35171.45Price / Sales0.14108.9498.58304,817.73Price / Cash6.5514.6326.7827.97Price / Book1.779.284.374.56Net Income-£4.87M£10.32M£795.91M£5.90B7 Day Performance-3.80%1.99%-0.37%0.32%1 Month Performance-7.59%2.99%1.99%11.54%1 Year Performance-30.75%132.17%33.91%75.85% Hays Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HASHays3.033 of 5 starsGBX 62.05+0.3%GBX 107.50+73.2%-32.3%£978.56M£6.91B-199.066,490Gap UpDTC1863642 (DTC.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.00300Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeABTUABTU.LN/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.00100Gap DownPAGEPageGroup2.9077 of 5 starsGBX 267-1.0%GBX 450+68.5%-36.5%£836.65M£1.87B16.527,859IPELImpellam GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£389.29M£2.04B2,500.001,783STEMSThree4.2023 of 5 starsGBX 215-2.5%GBX 350+62.8%-47.2%£280.65M£1.47B5.692,280Earnings ReportNBBNorman BroadbentN/AGBX 195flatN/A+2,520.7%£121.14M£10.98M507.2152RWARobert Walters4.0603 of 5 starsGBX 164.90-3.0%GBX 350+112.2%-63.4%£117.66M£1.07B19.033,980Earnings ReportSTAFStaffline GroupN/AGBX 41.85+0.6%N/A+4.6%£54.29M£896.86M-2.872,300Earnings ReportGATCGattacaN/AGBX 88-2.2%N/A-2.7%£26.42M£370.86M142.11446RTCRTC GroupN/AGBX 104.25+1.7%N/A-9.1%£13.49M£90.27M7.35361Positive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies 1863642 (DTC.L) Alternatives ABTU.L Alternatives PageGroup Alternatives Impellam Group Alternatives SThree Alternatives Norman Broadbent Alternatives Robert Walters Alternatives Staffline Group Alternatives Gattaca Alternatives RTC Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:HAS) was last updated on 8/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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