Hays plc (LON:HAS) Insider Sells £46,673.44 in Stock

Hays plc (LON:HAS) insider James Hilton sold 53,038 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 88 ($1.15), for a total transaction of £46,673.44 ($61,082.89).

Hays Trading Down 1.1 %

Shares of Hays stock opened at GBX 84.80 ($1.11) on Friday. The firm has a market cap of £1.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,905.00, a PEG ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 1.13. The business has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 91.67 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 95.22. The company has a quick ratio of 1.31, a current ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.81. Hays plc has a twelve month low of GBX 84 ($1.10) and a twelve month high of GBX 111.90 ($1.46).

Hays Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 25th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 17th will be given a dividend of GBX 2.05 ($0.03) per share. This is a positive change from Hays’s previous dividend of $0.95. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 17th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.16%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the company. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a GBX 125 ($1.64) price target on shares of Hays in a report on Friday, August 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 115 ($1.51) 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.