Hays Stock
Hays plc
Company data
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Staffing & Employment Services
- Country
- United Kingdom
- CEO
- Mark William Dearnley
- Employees
- 8,125
- Market cap
- £921 M
- IPO
- 25/10/1989
Hays plc operates as a prominent global staffing and recruitment firm, with operations spanning Australia, New Zealand, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and various other international markets. The company specializes in connecting qualified, professional, and skilled talent with opportunities across both public…
Hays stock: price history
1D
+1.5%
1W
-8.9%
1M
-9.4%
6M
+73.8%
YTD
+4.0%
1Y
+0.8%
2Y
-31.7%
5Y
-64.9%
10Y
-58.0%
Next earnings date
Next earnings date
25/02/2027 (in 131 days)
Volatility around earnings
~13% stronger price swings than usual
Pattern chart
Pattern detected by the Market Jury detector vdouble-bottom-top-v1.0 on 12/10/26. Not a buy or sell signal.Beta
What does this mean?
Double top
BearishThe price failed at a similar high twice, with a pullback in between. This M-shaped pattern is a classic reversal signal from an uptrend into a downtrend.
Chart patterns are a purely technical signal derived from price action. At Market Jury they do not feed into the agents' buy or sell decisions, they are supplementary information only.
Hays stock scores
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Business model & megatrends
Average business model without a clear megatrend link or with mixed signals.
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Hays plc is a global recruitment and staffing services company specializing in the placement of skilled professionals across various industries. Its offerings encompass permanent recruitment placement as well as temporary workforce solutions and executive search services. The company's expertise spans numerous sectors including technology, finance, engineering, and life sciences. Hays serves both public and private clients across diverse international markets.
- Revenue model
- Mixed
- Recurring revenue
- Low
- Pricing power
- Moderate
- Moat
- None
- Moat type
- None
- Capital intensity
- Low
- Customer concentration
- Unknown
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Analyst assessment of Hays
0
STRONG BUY
1
BUY
0
HOLD
0
SELL
0
STRONG SELL
1
TOTAL · Buy
As of: 12/07/2021
Hays stock metrics
P/E
-15.78
P/B
2.28
EV/EBITDA
17.25
RETURN ON EQUITY
-14.5%
NET MARGIN
-1.8%
DEBT/EQUITY
0.61
DIVIDEND YIELD
0.8%
AS OF
30/06/2026
Free float & liquidity
FREE FLOAT
99.0%
FLOAT SHARES
1,557,250,908
AVG. DAILY VOLUME (30D)
4,595,844
Dividends & Stock splits
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Frequently asked questions about Hays stock
What does Hays do?
Hays plc is a company in the Industrials sector, Staffing & Employment Services industry, headquartered in United Kingdom.
The CEO is Mark William Dearnley, the company employs around 8,125 people.
The IPO was on 25/10/1989; the stock trades on LSE under the ticker HAS.L.
What do analysts say about Hays stock?
1 analysts rate the stock, the consensus is Buy (as of 12/07/2021).
This is an external assessment, not a statement by Market Jury.
When does Hays report next?
The next earnings date is 25/02/2027.
Around past earnings, price swings were roughly 13% stronger than usual.
Does Hays pay a dividend?
Yes. The last dividend was £0.29 per share, ex-date 15/10/2026, paid on 26/11/2026.
The dividend yield is 0.8% (as of 30/06/2026).
Which stocks are comparable to Hays?
Comparable stocks include SThree, Paychex, Adecco Group, Robert Half, TriNet Group, ManpowerGroup, Kforce and Kelly Services.
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