Hays (LON:HAS) Share Price Crosses Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Here’s What Happened

Shares of Hays plc (LON:HAS) crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 80.32 ($1.04) and traded as high as GBX 86 ($1.11). Hays shares last traded at GBX 83.90 ($1.08), with a volume of 7,547,359 shares.

Hays Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of £1.32 billion, a PE ratio of -269.15, a PEG ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a quick ratio of 1.31, a current ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.81. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 76.07 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 80.32.

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

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Joe Hurd acquired 2,857 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 70 ($0.90) per share, for a total transaction of £1,999.90 ($2,582.18). Company insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

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