Hays (LON:HAS) Reaches New 52-Week Low – What’s Next?

Posted by Sarita Garza on Dec 8th, 2025

Shares of Hays plc (LON:HAS – Get Free Report) reached a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as GBX 52.60 and last traded at GBX 52.60, with a volume of 741130 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 54.20.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on HAS shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Hays in a report on Monday, October 13th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 70 target price on shares of Hays in a report on Friday, August 15th. Citigroup reduced their price target on Hays from GBX 110 to GBX 90 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on Hays from GBX 85 to GBX 61 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, September 11th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 79.

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Hays Trading Down 2.7%

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 firm has a market cap of £843.40 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -107.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 1.13. The firm’s fifty day moving average is GBX 57.69 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 62.23.

Insider Activity

In other Hays news, insider Dirk Hahn sold 55,133 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 58, for a total value of £31,977.14. Also, insider Anthony Kirby purchased 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 10th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 58 per share, for a total transaction of £5,800. 0.76% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.