Hays (LON:HAS) Reaches New 52-Week Low – Here’s Why

Hays plc (LON:HAS) shares reached a new 52-week low during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as GBX 70.08 ($0.86) and last traded at GBX 71.25 ($0.87), with a volume of 62837125 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 75.50 ($0.92).

Hays Trading Down 1.3 %

The company has a current ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.81. The company has a market cap of £1.13 billion, a PE ratio of 1,905.00, a P/E/G ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 78.14 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 86.44.

Insider Transactions at Hays

In other news, insider James Hilton acquired 638 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 77 ($0.94) per share, with a total value of £491.26 ($599.83). Corporate insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

About Hays

Our ultimate aim is to be the undisputed leader in global specialist recruitment. As we build towards this, we have a set of four, strategic priorities which remain unchanged throughout the various stages of the economic cycle. As well as being interlinked with each other, they are informed and driven by our aims, as well as by the long-term mega trends we identify in our marketplace.

Strategic priorities:
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