Hays (LON:HAS) Insider Acquires £5,800 in Stock

Hays plc (LON:HAS) insider Anthony Kirby purchased 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 10th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 58 per share, for a total transaction of £5,800.

Hays Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of LON HAS opened at GBX 59.75 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of £954.02 million, a PE ratio of -121.94, a P/E/G ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a current ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.81. Hays plc has a 12-month low of GBX 52.80 and a 12-month high of GBX 89.85. The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 57.84 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 64.23.

Hays (LON:HAS) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 21st. The company reported GBX 1.31 earnings per share for the quarter. Hays had a negative net margin of 0.07% and a negative return on equity of 0.84%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Hays plc will post 4.0966184 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HAS has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Citigroup cut their target price on Hays from GBX 110 to GBX 90 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Hays in a research report on Monday, October 13th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a GBX 70 target price on shares of Hays in a report on Friday, August 15th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on shares of Hays from GBX 85 to GBX 61 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, September 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Hays presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 79.

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