Hays (LON:HAS) Reaches New 1-Year Low at $87.00

Hays plc (LON:HAS)’s stock price hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as GBX 87 ($1.08) and last traded at GBX 87.70 ($1.09), with a volume of 126853 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 88.50 ($1.10).

Hays Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of £1.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,832.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 45.93, a current ratio of 1.38 and a quick ratio of 1.31. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 94.93 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 99.68.

Hays Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 29th were given a dividend of GBX 0.95 ($0.01) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 29th. This represents a yield of 0.99%. Hays’s payout ratio is 6,000.00%.

Hays Company Profile

Hays plc engages in the provision of recruitment services in Australia, New Zealand, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and internationally. The company provides qualified, professional, and skilled recruitment in permanent, temporary, and contractor formats to public and private sectors. It offers its recruitment services in the specialisms, such as accountancy and finance, banking and capital markets, construction and property, contact centers, education, energy, oil and gas, engineering and manufacturing, executive, financial services, health and social care, human resources, legal, life sciences, office support, procurement, resources and mining, retail, sales and marketing, sustainability, technology, and telecoms.