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

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

Hays Price Performance

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 company has a market capitalization of £1.43 billion, a PE ratio of 1,832.00, a PEG ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 1.11. The firm has a 50-day moving average of GBX 94.93 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 99.68.

Hays Cuts Dividend

The firm 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 dividend yield of 0.99%. Hays’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.