Hays (LON:HAS) Sets New 1-Year Low – Here’s Why

Hays plc (LON:HAS) shares reached a new 52-week low on Monday . The stock traded as low as GBX 69 ($0.88) and last traded at GBX 70.60 ($0.90), with a volume of 48521 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 70.35 ($0.90).

Hays Stock Up 7.4 %

The business’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 75.33 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 81.56. The company has a market cap of £1.15 billion, a P/E ratio of -234.35, a PEG ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.81, a current ratio of 1.32 and a quick ratio of 1.31.

Hays (LON:HAS) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported GBX 0.19 ($0.00) EPS for the quarter. Hays had a negative return on equity of 0.84% and a negative net margin of 0.07%. On average, analysts anticipate that Hays plc will post 4.0966184 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Joe Hurd purchased 2,857 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 70 ($0.90) per share, with a total value of £1,999.90 ($2,558.40). Company insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

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