Hays (LON:HAS) Reaches New 12-Month Low – Time to Sell?

Hays plc (LON:HAS) reached a new 52-week low on Monday . The stock 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 Trading Up 1.1 %

The firm has a market cap of £1.14 billion, a P/E ratio of -231.46, a PEG ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 1.13. The company’s 50 day moving average is GBX 76.06 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 82.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.81, a current ratio of 1.32 and a quick ratio of 1.31.

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

Insider Transactions at Hays

In related news, insider Joe Hurd acquired 2,857 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 70 ($0.89) per share, for a total transaction of £1,999.90 ($2,534.73). Company insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

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