Hays (HAS) Competitors GBX 69.10 +0.15 (+0.22%) As of 07/3/2025 12:13 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock HAS vs. DTC, ABTU, PAGE, IPEL, STEM, RWA, NBB, STAF, GATC, and EMRShould 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), Robert Walters (RWA), Norman Broadbent (NBB), Staffline Group (STAF), Gattaca (GATC), and Empresaria Group (EMR). Hays vs. Its Competitors 1863642 (DTC.L) ABTU.L PageGroup Impellam Group SThree Robert Walters Norman Broadbent Staffline Group Gattaca Empresaria Group 1863642 (DTC.L) (LON:DTC) and Hays (LON:HAS) are both recreation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in DTC or HAS? 91.2% of Hays shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Hays shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is DTC or HAS 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 1863642 (DTC.L)N/A N/A N/A Hays -0.07%-0.84%2.27% Do analysts rate DTC or HAS? Hays has a consensus target price of GBX 120, indicating a potential upside of 73.66%. Given Hays' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hays is more favorable than 1863642 (DTC.L).Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score 1863642 (DTC.L) 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Hays 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media prefer DTC or HAS? In the previous week, 1863642 (DTC.L)'s average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Hays'average media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment 1863642 (DTC.L) Neutral Hays Neutral Which has preferable valuation and earnings, DTC or HAS? 1863642 (DTC.L) has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hays. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio1863642 (DTC.L)N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AHays£6.91B0.16-£4.87M-£0.31-221.67 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 New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HAS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia 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£1.09B£276.26M£7.52B£2.97BDividend Yield4.01%5.93%4.53%5.02%P/E Ratio-221.6735.7424.98146.59Price / Sales0.1687.46115.71240,167.56Price / Cash6.5514.6327.3527.97Price / Book1.977.574.365.32Net Income-£4.87M£10.32M£791.63M£5.90B7 Day Performance-3.09%1.24%2.42%0.92%1 Month Performance-2.33%0.71%5.70%5.20%1 Year Performance-26.76%80.78%32.73%80.77% Hays Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HASHays3.1831 of 5 starsGBX 69.10+0.2%GBX 120+73.7%-26.6%£1.09B£6.91B-221.676,490DTC1863642 (DTC.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.00300Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeABTUABTU.LN/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.00100Gap DownPAGEPageGroupN/AGBX 266.40+0.5%GBX 495+85.8%-36.1%£834.77M£1.87B16.497,859IPELImpellam GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£389.29M£2.04B2,500.001,783STEMSThree3.9943 of 5 starsGBX 245.50+1.2%GBX 345+40.5%-42.5%£320.46M£1.47B6.492,280RWARobert WaltersN/AGBX 181.60-0.2%N/A-57.5%£129.58M£1.07B20.953,980News CoverageNegative NewsNBBNorman BroadbentN/AGBX 142.70-3.3%N/A+1,555.6%£88.65M£10.98M371.1852Positive NewsGap UpSTAFStaffline GroupN/AGBX 49+3.8%N/A+24.7%£63.56M£896.86M-3.372,300Gap UpGATCGattacaN/AGBX 77.41-0.1%N/A-13.8%£23.24M£370.86M125.00446Positive NewsEMREmpresaria GroupN/AGBX 30+15.4%N/A-35.9%£14.11M£235.95M-2.383,150Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies 1863642 (DTC.L) Alternatives ABTU.L Alternatives PageGroup Alternatives Impellam Group Alternatives SThree Alternatives Robert Walters Alternatives Norman Broadbent Alternatives Staffline Group Alternatives Gattaca Alternatives Empresaria 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 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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