Insider Buying: Hays plc (LON:HAS) Insider Purchases 638 Shares of Stock

Hays plc (LON:HAS) insider James Hilton acquired 638 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 77 ($0.98) per share, with a total value of £491.26 ($622.79).

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 ($59,170.18).

Hays Stock Up 0.8 %

LON HAS traded up GBX 0.60 ($0.01) during trading hours on Thursday, reaching GBX 79.20 ($1.00). 339,412 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,665,496. 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 company has a market capitalization of £1.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,905.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 1.13. The company’s 50-day moving average is GBX 83.02 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 91.97. Hays plc has a one year low of GBX 75 ($0.95) and a one year high of GBX 111.90 ($1.42).

Analyst Ratings Changes

HAS has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 115 ($1.46) price target on shares of Hays in a research report on Tuesday, September 3rd. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a GBX 125 ($1.58) price objective on shares of Hays in a research note on Friday, August 23rd.

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.