Hays (LON:HAS) Hits New 12-Month Low at $87.00

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

Hays Price Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of £1.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,770.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 1.11. The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 95.16 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 99.82. The company has a current ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 45.93.

Hays Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 29th were given a GBX 0.95 ($0.01) dividend. This represents a yield of 0.99%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 29th. Hays’s payout ratio is 6,000.00%.

About Hays

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.