Hays (HAS) Competitors GBX 70.25 -1.45 (-2.02%) As of 12:25 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock HAS vs. DTC, ABTU, PAGE, IPEL, STEM, RWA, STAF, GATC, EMR, 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), Robert Walters (RWA), Staffline Group (STAF), Gattaca (GATC), Empresaria Group (EMR), and RTC Group (RTC). Hays vs. 1863642 (DTC.L) ABTU.L PageGroup Impellam Group SThree Robert Walters Staffline Group Gattaca Empresaria Group RTC Group 1863642 (DTC.L) (LON:DTC) and Hays (LON:HAS) are both manufacturing companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings. Do analysts rate DTC or HAS? Hays has a consensus price target of GBX 120, indicating a potential upside of 70.82%. Given Hays' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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 Which has better valuation & 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-£0.31-225.36 Does the media prefer DTC or HAS? In the previous week, Hays' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat 1863642 (DTC.L)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Hays is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment 1863642 (DTC.L) Neutral Hays Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe in DTC or HAS? 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DTC or HAS? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperform1863642 (DTC.L)Outperform Votes13256.90% Underperform Votes10043.10% HaysOutperform Votes87870.47% Underperform Votes36829.53% 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% SummaryHays beats 1863642 (DTC.L) on 10 of the 12 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£1.11B£269.46M£7.63B£2.62BDividend Yield4.01%5.93%4.58%5.05%P/E Ratio-225.3615.0623.14129.34Price / Sales0.1613.9790.54221,585.85Price / Cash6.5514.6326.9428.03Price / Book2.001.553.973.79Net Income-£4.87M£10.32M£807.24M£5.88B7 Day Performance-4.75%5.18%0.77%0.62%1 Month Performance3.31%8.09%11.15%22.12%1 Year Performance-33.41%-13.63%19.74%120.96% Hays Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HASHays3.3664 of 5 starsGBX 70.25-2.0%GBX 120+70.8%-30.8%£1.11B£6.91B-225.366,490DTC1863642 (DTC.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.00300Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeABTUABTU.LN/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.00100Gap DownPAGEPageGroup3.3943 of 5 starsGBX 288.89+2.6%GBX 495+71.3%-43.0%£905.25M£1.87B17.887,859Positive NewsIPELImpellam GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£389.29M£2.04B2,500.001,783STEMSThree3.6416 of 5 starsGBX 246+0.6%GBX 345+40.2%-46.6%£321.12M£1.47B6.512,280RWARobert WaltersN/AGBX 225-3.0%N/A-46.2%£160.54M£1.07B25.963,980STAFStaffline GroupN/AGBX 27.12+1.2%N/A+37.2%£35.18M£896.86M-1.862,300News CoverageGATCGattacaN/AGBX 80+3.2%N/A-11.2%£24.02M£370.86M129.19446EMREmpresaria GroupN/AGBX 33.40-4.6%N/A-34.2%£15.70M£235.95M-2.653,150Gap DownRTCRTC GroupN/AGBX 92.25+2.5%N/A+0.1%£11.94M£90.27M6.50361News CoveragePositive News 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 Empresaria Group 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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