Hays (LON:HAS) Insider Dirk Hahn Sells 55,133 Shares of Stock

Hays plc (LON:HAS) insider Dirk Hahn sold 55,133 shares of Hays stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 58, for a total value of £31,977.14.

Dirk Hahn also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, August 28th, Dirk Hahn purchased 364,000 shares of Hays stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 62 per share, for a total transaction of £225,680.
• On Friday, August 22nd, Dirk Hahn purchased 100,000 shares of Hays stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 64 per share, for a total transaction of £64,000.
• On Friday, August 22nd, Dirk Hahn purchased 30,000 shares of Hays stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 64 per share, for a total transaction of £19,200.

Hays Trading Down 0.8%

LON HAS opened at GBX 54.84 on Friday. 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 54 and a twelve month high of GBX 96.60. The firm has a market capitalization of £873.04 million, a PE ratio of -11,192.24, a P/E/G ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 1.13. The stock’s 50 day moving average is GBX 62.41 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 69.09.

Hays (LON:HAS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 21st. The company reported GBX 1.31 earnings per share for the quarter. Hays had a negative return on equity of 0.84% and a negative net margin of 0.07%. Research analysts forecast that Hays plc will post 4.0966184 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup dropped their price target on Hays from GBX 110 to GBX 90 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 70 price objective on shares of Hays in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on Hays from GBX 85 to GBX 61 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, September 11th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on Hays from GBX 100 to GBX 95 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 79.

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