James Hilton Acquires 638 Shares of Hays plc (LON:HAS) Stock

Hays plc (LON:HAS) insider James Hilton acquired 638 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 77 ($0.98) per share, with a total value of £491.26 ($623.58).

James Hilton also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, October 9th, James Hilton sold 53,038 shares of Hays stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 88 ($1.12), for a total transaction of £46,673.44 ($59,245.29).

Hays Price Performance

Hays stock opened at GBX 79.10 ($1.00) on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.81, a current ratio of 1.32 and a quick ratio of 1.31. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 82.67 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 91.83. Hays plc has a 12 month low of GBX 75 ($0.95) and a 12 month high of GBX 111.90 ($1.42). The stock has a market capitalization of £1.26 billion, a PE ratio of 1,905.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 1.13.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have issued reports on HAS. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a GBX 125 ($1.59) price objective on shares of Hays in a research report on Friday, August 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 115 ($1.46) price target on shares of Hays in a report on Tuesday, September 3rd.

About Hays

Hays plc engages in the provision of recruitment services in Australia, New Zealand, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and internationally. The company provides qualified, professional, and skilled recruitment in permanent, temporary, and contractor formats to public and private sectors. It offers its recruitment services in the specialisms, such as accountancy and finance, banking and capital markets, construction and property, contact centers, education, energy, oil and gas, engineering and manufacturing, executive, financial services, health and social care, human resources, legal, life sciences, office support, procurement, resources and mining, retail, sales and marketing, sustainability, technology, and telecoms.