Hays (OTCMKTS:HAYPY) Hits New 12-Month Low – Time to Sell?

Hays plc (OTCMKTS:HAYPY) shares hit a new 52-week low during trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as $10.05 and last traded at $10.05, with a volume of 55 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $10.05.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have weighed in on HAYPY. Royal Bank of Canada raised Hays to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 14th. BNP Paribas raised Hays to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday, September 23rd.

Hays Stock Performance

The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $11.86 and its 200 day simple moving average is $11.98.

Hays Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Friday, October 18th will be given a $0.2244 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 18th. This is a positive change from Hays’s previous dividend of $0.09.

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 technology, accountancy and finance, engineering, construction and property, office support, life sciences, sales and marketing, and others.