Hays (LON:HAS) Shares Up 11.4% – Time to Buy?

Shares of Hays plc (LON:HAS) rose 11.4% on Friday . The company traded as high as GBX 85.10 ($1.10) and last traded at GBX 84.37 ($1.09). Approximately 5,629,431 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 19% from the average daily volume of 6,928,567 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 75.75 ($0.98).

Hays Stock Up 11.4 %

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.81, a current ratio of 1.32 and a quick ratio of 1.31. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.33 billion, a PE ratio of -270.65, a PEG ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 74.82 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 80.56.

Hays (LON:HAS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported GBX 0.19 ($0.00) earnings per share for the quarter. Hays had a negative net margin of 0.07% and a negative return on equity of 0.84%. As a group, analysts forecast that Hays plc will post 4.0966184 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Hays

In other news, insider Joe Hurd purchased 2,857 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 24th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 70 ($0.91) per share, for a total transaction of £1,999.90 ($2,590.54). 0.54% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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