Hays (LON:HAS) Receives “Underperform” Rating from Jefferies Financial Group

Posted by Defense World Staff on Apr 17th, 2026

Jefferies Financial Group reiterated their underperform rating on shares of Hays (LON:HAS – Free Report) in a research report released on Thursday, MarketBeat reports. Jefferies Financial Group currently has a GBX 28 target price on the stock.

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their target price on Hays from GBX 100 to GBX 90 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 74.60.

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Hays Stock Performance

LON HAS opened at GBX 32.62 on Thursday. Hays has a 1-year low of GBX 28.68 and a 1-year high of GBX 77.50. The company has a market capitalization of £521.55 million, a P/E ratio of -49.42, a PEG ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 0.82. The business has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 37.79 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 48.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 65.55, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 1.31.

Hays (LON:HAS – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, February 27th. The company reported GBX 0.46 EPS for the quarter. Hays had a negative return on equity of 2.24% and a negative net margin of 0.16%. Sell-side analysts expect that Hays will post 4.0966184 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Hays

In other Hays news, insider Helen Cunningham acquired 6,237 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 32 per share, for a total transaction of £1,995.84. Also, insider Michael Findlay acquired 25,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 2nd. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 39 per share, for a total transaction of £9,945. Insiders have acquired 36,737 shares of company stock worth $1,389,084 over the last quarter. 0.76% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.