Hays plc (LON:HAS) Insider James Hilton Sells 53,038 Shares of Stock

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

Hays Stock Performance

LON:HAS opened at GBX 85.75 ($1.12) on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.81, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a current ratio of 1.32. The stock’s fifty day moving average is GBX 91.95 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 95.36. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.36 billion, a PE ratio of 1,905.00, a PEG ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 1.13. Hays plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 85.10 ($1.11) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 111.90 ($1.46).

Hays Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 25th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 17th will be issued a GBX 2.05 ($0.03) dividend. 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%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on HAS shares. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a GBX 125 ($1.64) target price on shares of Hays in a research report on Friday, August 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 115 ($1.51) price objective on shares of Hays in a research note 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.