Insider Buying: Hays plc (LON:HAS) Insider Buys £491.26 in Stock

Hays plc (LON:HAS) insider James Hilton acquired 638 shares of Hays stock in a transaction on 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 ($625.73).

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

• On Wednesday, October 9th, James Hilton sold 53,038 shares of Hays stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 88 ($1.12), for a total transaction of £46,673.44 ($59,449.04).

Hays Stock Down 0.7 %

HAS opened at GBX 78.55 ($1.00) on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 82.36 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 91.73. 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 75 ($0.96) and a twelve month high of GBX 111.90 ($1.43). The stock has a market cap of £1.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,905.00, a PEG ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 1.13.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently weighed in on HAS. 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 reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a GBX 125 ($1.59) price target on shares of Hays in a report on Friday, August 23rd.

Hays Company Profile

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.