Hays (OTCMKTS:HAYPY) Stock Price Up 1.5% – Still a Buy?

Shares of Hays plc (OTCMKTS:HAYPY) shot up 1.5% on Friday . The stock traded as high as $10.07 and last traded at $10.07. 125 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 81% from the average session volume of 642 shares. The stock had previously closed at $9.92.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HAYPY has been the topic of a number of research reports. BNP Paribas raised shares of Hays to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, September 23rd. Royal Bank of Canada raised shares of Hays to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 14th.

Hays Stock Up 1.5 %

The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $10.40 and a 200-day simple moving average of $11.48.

Hays Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 18th were paid a dividend of $0.2244 per share. This is a positive change from Hays’s previous dividend of $0.09. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 18th.

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.