Overview
Hays plc is a leading British multinational company specializing in professional recruiting and human resources services, headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Established in 1968, Hays has grown to operate in 33 countries, making it one of the largest recruitment agencies in the world. The company primarily focuses on specialist recruitment, placing professional candidates in permanent, temporary, and interim positions across a wide array of sectors including IT, finance, construction, and healthcare. Hays serves both public and private sector clients, leveraging its deep expertise in tailored recruitment solutions to match skilled professionals with appropriate job opportunities. Its commitment to understanding both client needs and candidate capabilities has set Hays apart as a key player in the global human resources field.
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Basic Stats
The share price of Hays plc - Depositary Receipt (Common Stock) as of January 30, 2024 is $12.06 / share.
The Factor Analysis chart (below right) shows a view of Hays plc - Depositary Receipt (Common Stock) from a variety of lenses. Each factor shows how well the company ranks against all other companies in the Fintel global investing universe. Factor scores range from zero to 100, with 100 being most desirable, and 50 being average.
For example, a company with a Value Score of 100 would be the most undervalued company in our database. A company with a Value Score of zero would be the most overvalued.
| Market Cap | |
| EV | |
| Shares Out. | 1,591.90 MM |
| Earnings Date | |
| EPS (TTM) | -0.00 |
| Dividend Yield | |
| Ex-Dividend Date | 2025-03-03 |
| Borrow Rate | 0.25 |
| Short Shares Avail. | 0.00 MM |
| Short Interest | |
| Short Float | |
| Days to Cover | |
| Risk Free Rate | 4.17 % |
| Price Change (1 yr) | |
| Volatility (1 yr) | |
| Beta | |
| Sharpe Ratio (1 yr) | |
| Sortino Ratio (1 yr) |
| PE Ratio | |
| Price/Book | |
| Price/TBV | |
| Book/Market | |
| EBIT/EV | |
| EBIT(3yr avg)/EV | |
| ROA | -0.00 |
| ROE | -0.01 |
| ROIC | -0.01 |
| CROIC | 0.01 |
| OCROIC | 0.14 |
| Implied Volatility | |
| Put/Call OI Ratio |
Factor Scores range from 0 to 100, with 100 being most desirable. Larger circles are better. In situations where we have no data (e.g. no insider trades), we plot the score at 50 to avoid penalizing companies. However, a company that does not pay dividends will get a Dividend Score of Zero. Additionally, we inverted volatility to create a "stability" metric which is better when higher.
Price Target
The average one-year price target for Hays plc - Depositary Receipt (Common Stock) is $13.46. The forecasts range from a low of $10.15 to a high of $17.36. A stock’s price target is the price at which analysts consider it fairly valued with respect to its projected earnings and historical earnings. Analysts typically set price targets that correspond to their buy or sell recommendations.
Update Frequency: Monthly
Stock Upgrades/Downgrades
This card shows analyst upgrades/downgrades for Hays plc - Depositary Receipt (Common Stock). An analyst rating is a classification that gives investors a sense of analyst sentiment about the direction and performance of an equity - usually a stock - over a period of time, typically 12 months.
The standard analyst ratings are generally as follows:
- Buy/Overweight/Outperform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to outperform a market index (e.g. the S&P 500).
- Hold/Equal-Weight/Market Perform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to perform in line with a market index.
- Sell/Underweight/Underperform - Any of these ratings suggest that an analyst believes the stock is likely to underperform a market index.
When an analyst upgrades a stock, they are signaling that the company’s fundamentals are being undervalued by investors. It could also mean they believe the market is underestimating the company’s potential. The opposite is true when a stock receives a downgrade.
The average rating of each individual analyst’s rating is the consensus rating for a stock. This gives investors a broader sense of the overall sentiment for that stock.
| Date | Analyst | Prior | Latest Recommendation |
Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-12 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2023-10-02 | Jefferies | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2023-09-07 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2023-03-14 | Jefferies | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2023-03-03 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2021-06-15 | Morgan Stanley | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2021-02-23 | RBC Capital Markets | Sector Perform | Reiterate | |
| 2021-01-28 | Jefferies | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2020-01-17 | Credit Suisse | Underperform | Reiterate | |
| 2020-01-13 | HSBC | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2019-10-15 | Liberum Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2019-09-03 | UBS | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2019-07-16 | Liberum Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2019-04-16 | Numis | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2019-02-21 | Jefferies | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2018-10-31 | Citigroup | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2017-10-12 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2017-07-04 | Morgan Stanley | Underweight | Reiterate | |
| 2017-04-18 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2017-02-23 | Numis Securities | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2017-02-23 | Barclays | Equal-weight | Reiterate | |
| 2017-02-23 | UBS | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2017-01-13 | Numis | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2017-01-13 | UBS | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2017-01-13 | Barclays | Equal-weight | Reiterate | |
| 2017-01-06 | Jefferies | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2016-10-19 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2016-10-19 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2016-09-13 | Citigroup | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2016-09-08 | Goldman Sachs | Sell | Reiterate | |
| 2016-09-02 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2016-07-15 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2016-07-05 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2016-06-27 | Exane BNP Paribas | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2016-06-27 | Goldman Sachs | Sell | Reiterate | |
| 2016-04-15 | Barclays | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2016-04-15 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2016-04-15 | Numis | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2016-03-31 | Goldman Sachs | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2016-03-03 | Exane BNP Paribas | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2016-02-25 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2016-02-24 | UBS | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2016-02-19 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2016-02-02 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2016-02-01 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2016-01-28 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2015-10-09 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2015-10-08 | Investec | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2015-10-08 | UBS | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2015-10-07 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2015-09-09 | Exane BNP Paribas | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2015-08-28 | Numis | Add | Reiterate | |
| 2015-08-28 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2015-07-28 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2015-07-15 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2015-07-15 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2015-07-10 | Numis | Add | Reiterate | |
| 2015-07-10 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2015-07-10 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2015-07-09 | Investec | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2015-07-09 | Exane BNP Paribas | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2015-07-01 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2015-04-29 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2015-04-13 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2015-04-13 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2015-04-13 | Numis Securities | Add | Reiterate | |
| 2015-04-10 | Investec | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2023-02-24 | Numis | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2023-02-24 | Barclays | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2023-01-19 | Numis | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2022-10-19 | Barclays | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2022-07-18 | Barclays | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2022-05-19 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2022-05-11 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2022-05-03 | Barclays | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2022-04-14 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2022-04-13 | Barclays | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2022-04-04 | Barclays | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2022-03-24 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2022-02-09 | Morgan Stanley | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2022-01-14 | Barclays | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2021-12-07 | Liberum Capital | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2021-11-24 | Liberum Capital | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2021-10-14 | Liberum Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2021-10-11 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2015-02-26 | Numis Securities | Add | Reiterate | |
| 2015-01-23 | Liberum Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2015-01-23 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2015-01-14 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2015-01-14 | Citigroup | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2015-01-09 | Numis Securities | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2015-01-09 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2015-01-08 | Liberum Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2015-01-08 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2015-01-08 | Investec | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-12-15 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-12-09 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2014-12-05 | Numis Securities | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-12-05 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-12-04 | Liberum Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-12-04 | Investec | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-12-04 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-11-03 | Numis Securities | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-10-10 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2014-10-10 | Barclays | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2014-10-09 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2014-10-09 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-10-06 | Liberum Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-10-01 | Numis Securities | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-09-23 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2014-08-29 | Investec | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-08-29 | Numis Securities | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-08-28 | Liberum Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-08-28 | Oriel Securities | Add | Reiterate | |
| 2014-08-15 | Liberum Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-08-01 | Numis Securities | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-07-21 | Liberum Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-07-21 | Goldman Sachs | Strong Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-07-18 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2014-07-11 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-07-11 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-06-02 | Numis Securities | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-05-08 | Panmure Gordon | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-04-15 | Goldman Sachs | Strong Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-04-11 | Numis Securities | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-04-11 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2014-04-11 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-04-11 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2014-04-10 | Panmure Gordon | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-03-20 | Citigroup | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2014-03-11 | Liberum Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-02-27 | Numis Securities | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-02-27 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2014-02-27 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-02-27 | Liberum Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-02-26 | Investec | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-02-26 | Jefferies | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-02-06 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2014-02-06 | Liberum Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-01-17 | Liberum Capital | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2014-01-16 | HB Markets | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2014-01-16 | HSBC | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2014-01-13 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-01-13 | Citigroup | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2014-01-10 | Numis Securities | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-01-09 | Jefferies | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-01-06 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2013-12-17 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2013-11-11 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2013-11-08 | Jefferies | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-10-14 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-10-11 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2013-10-11 | Numis Securities | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-10-11 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2013-10-11 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2013-10-11 | Bank of America | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-10-10 | Panmure Gordon | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2013-10-10 | Jefferies | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-10-02 | Bank of America | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-10-01 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2013-09-30 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2013-08-30 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2013-08-30 | Exane BNP Paribas | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2013-08-30 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2013-08-29 | Jefferies | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-08-09 | Goldman Sachs | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-08-05 | Exane BNP Paribas | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2013-07-24 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2013-07-12 | RBC Capital Markets | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2013-07-12 | Exane BNP Paribas | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2013-07-12 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2013-07-12 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2013-07-11 | Espirito Santo Securities | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2013-07-11 | Investec | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-07-11 | Jefferies | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-07-11 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-07-08 | Barclays | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2013-07-05 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2013-07-05 | Citigroup | Sell | Reiterate | |
| 2013-07-04 | HSBC | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2013-07-02 | RBC Capital Markets | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2013-06-18 | Goldman Sachs | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2024-07-16 | Jefferies | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2024-09-03 | Jefferies | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2024-08-23 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2025-08-22 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2025-08-28 | Citigroup | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2025-07-09 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2025-08-15 | UBS | Neutral | Reiterate |
