Hays (HAS) Competitors GBX 71.50 -1.55 (-2.12%) As of 11:46 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock HAS vs. DTC, ABTU, PAGE, IPEL, STEM, RWA, STAF, GATC, RTC, 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), Staffline Group (STAF), Gattaca (GATC), RTC Group (RTC), and Empresaria Group (EMR). Hays vs. 1863642 (DTC.L) ABTU.L PageGroup Impellam Group SThree Robert Walters Staffline Group Gattaca RTC Group Empresaria Group Hays (LON:HAS) and 1863642 (DTC.L) (LON:DTC) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, valuation and earnings. Which has higher 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£6.91B0.16-£4.87M-£0.31-229.371863642 (DTC.L)N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A 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 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HAS or DTC? Hays received 746 more outperform votes than 1863642 (DTC.L) when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.47% of users gave Hays an outperform vote while only 56.90% of users gave 1863642 (DTC.L) an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHaysOutperform Votes87870.47% Underperform Votes36829.53% 1863642 (DTC.L)Outperform Votes13256.90% Underperform Votes10043.10% Does the media refer more to 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 Do institutionals & insiders 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer HAS or DTC? Hays presently has a consensus target price of GBX 120, suggesting a potential upside of 67.83%. Given Hays' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly 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 SummaryHays beats 1863642 (DTC.L) on 9 of the 11 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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£1.13B£267.53M£7.28B£2.59BDividend Yield4.01%5.93%3.56%4.97%P/E Ratio-229.3715.5421.17133.69Price / Sales0.1612.9784.42239,757.83Price / Cash6.5514.6326.9028.12Price / Book2.031.423.794.55Net Income-£4.87M£10.32M£808.20M£5.84B7 Day Performance-0.21%-1.46%4.49%3.43%1 Month Performance-8.98%-6.44%2.87%10.60%1 Year Performance-21.21%-15.96%15.56%117.07% Hays Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HASHays3.0179 of 5 starsGBX 71.50-2.1%GBX 120+67.8%-19.9%£1.13B£6.91B-229.376,490Gap UpDTC1863642 (DTC.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.00300Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeABTUABTU.LN/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.00100Gap DownPAGEPageGroup2.9064 of 5 starsGBX 250.60-1.3%GBX 495+97.5%-38.9%£785.26M£1.87B15.517,859IPELImpellam GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£389.29M£2.04B2,500.001,783STEMSThree3.7126 of 5 starsGBX 234.95-0.9%GBX 345+46.8%-43.3%£306.69M£1.47B6.222,280Positive NewsGap DownRWARobert WaltersN/AGBX 249.50+5.7%N/A-43.2%£178.02M£1.07B28.793,980Gap UpSTAFStaffline GroupN/AGBX 25.90+0.4%N/A-19.2%£33.60M£896.86M-1.782,300GATCGattacaN/AGBX 77.55+0.1%N/A-15.9%£23.28M£370.86M125.23446RTCRTC GroupN/AGBX 94.95+2.6%N/A+1.8%£12.29M£90.27M6.69361EMREmpresaria GroupN/AGBX 24-4.0%N/A-36.8%£11.28M£235.95M-1.913,150Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies 1863642 (DTC.L) Alternatives ABTU.L Alternatives PageGroup Alternatives Impellam Group Alternatives SThree Alternatives Robert Walters Alternatives Staffline Group Alternatives Gattaca Alternatives RTC Group 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 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s treachery Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredTrump Orders 'National Digital Asset Stockpile'Billionaires Rush Into Digital Banking Token Three massive forces are converging right now, creating what c...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredHere’s How to Claim Your Stake in Elon’s Private Company, xAII predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredMusk's warning signal: Prepare before the cascade beginsWhen Elon Musk triggered his AI layoff plan, most analysts missed what it really meant. 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