Hays (LON:HAS) Given Underperform Rating at Jefferies Financial Group

Hays (LON:HAS)‘s stock had its “underperform” rating reiterated by equities research analysts at Jefferies Financial Group in a research report issued on Monday, Digital Look reports. They currently have a GBX 45 price objective on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group’s price target would suggest a potential downside of 22.48% from the stock’s current price.

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

Hays Stock Up 1.6%

Shares of Hays stock opened at GBX 58.05 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 66.47 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 47.92. 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 company has a market cap of £913.20 million, a P/E ratio of -15.95, a PEG ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 0.77.

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

Insider Activity at Hays

In related news, insider James Hilton sold 63,122 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 owned by insiders.

About Hays