Hays’ (HAS) “Outperform” Rating Reiterated at Royal Bank Of Canada

Posted by _ _xnake on Jul 17th, 2026

Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed their outperform rating on shares of Hays (LON:HAS – Free Report) in a research note released on Tuesday morning, MarketBeat reports. Royal Bank Of Canada currently has a GBX 60 price target on the stock.

HAS has been the subject of several other research reports. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a GBX 33 price target on shares of Hays in a report on Friday, July 3rd. Citigroup decreased their price objective on Hays from GBX 90 to GBX 75 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated an “underperform” rating and set a GBX 28 price objective on shares of Hays in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 57.20.

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Hays Stock Performance

LON:HAS opened at GBX 49.71 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 65.55, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a current ratio of 1.27. The firm’s 50-day moving average is GBX 34.82 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 38.79. Hays has a 52-week low of GBX 28.68 and a 52-week high of GBX 68. The company has a market cap of £780.47 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -75.32, a PEG ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 0.77.

Hays declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Monday, June 1st that allows the company to repurchase 0 shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Transactions at Hays

In related news, insider Joe Hurd acquired 5,672 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 8th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 35 per share, with a total value of £1,985.20. Also, insider Mark Dearnley acquired 485,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 30 per share, for a total transaction of £145,650. In the last 90 days, insiders have acquired 491,224 shares of company stock valued at $14,765,184. Corporate insiders own 0.81% of the company’s stock.