Hays (LON:HAS) Sets New 1-Year Low – Here’s Why

Shares of Hays plc (LON:HAS) hit a new 52-week low during trading on Monday . The company traded as low as GBX 69.93 ($0.89) and last traded at GBX 70.20 ($0.89), with a volume of 535423 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 71.25 ($0.90).

Hays Stock Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 1.31, a current ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.81. The stock has a market cap of £1.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -231.46, a PEG ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 1.13. The stock’s fifty day moving average is GBX 76.06 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 82.30.

Hays (LON:HAS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported GBX 0.19 ($0.00) EPS for the quarter. Hays had a negative return on equity of 0.84% and a negative net margin of 0.07%. On average, analysts forecast that Hays plc will post 4.0966184 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Joe Hurd bought 2,857 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 24th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 70 ($0.89) per share, for a total transaction of £1,999.90 ($2,534.73). 0.54% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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