Hays’ (HAS) “Underperform” Rating Reiterated at Jefferies Financial Group

Hays (LON:HAS)‘s stock had its “underperform” rating reiterated by research analysts at Jefferies Financial Group in a note issued to investors on Monday, Digital Look reports. They presently have a GBX 45 price target on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group’s target price suggests a potential downside of 19.50% from the company’s current price.

Several other analysts also recently commented on the stock. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a GBX 33 price target on shares of Hays in a research report on Friday, July 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on shares of Hays from GBX 60 to GBX 85 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 24th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Hays from GBX 33 to GBX 65 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 23rd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on shares of Hays from GBX 60 to GBX 95 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 9th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 64.60.

Hays Stock Performance

HAS opened at GBX 55.90 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.31, a current ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 60.68. Hays has a 52 week low of GBX 28.68 and a 52 week high of GBX 78.45. The business’s 50 day moving average is GBX 66.54 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 47.75. The firm has a market cap of £879.38 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -15.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 0.77.

Hays (LON:HAS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 20th. The company reported GBX (3.64) earnings per share for the quarter. Hays had a negative net margin of 0.91% and a negative return on equity of 13.31%. On average, research analysts predict that Hays will post 4.10 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hays

In related news, insider James Hilton sold 63,122 shares of Hays stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 67, for a total value of £42,291.74. 0.76% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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