Hays plc (HAS) is a publicly traded staffing and employment services business based in the UK. It opened the day at 108.2p after a previous close of 109.2p. During the day the price has varied from a low of 108.2p to a high of 111.8p. The latest price was 111.4p (25 minute delay). Hays is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and employs 13,000 staff. All prices are listed in pence sterling.
How to buy shares in Hays
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Open your account.You'll need your ID, bank details and national insurance number.
Confirm your payment details.You'll need to fund your account with a bank transfer, debit card or credit card.
Search the platform for stock code:HAS in this case.
Research Hays shares.The platform should provide the latest information available.
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Alternative ways to invest in Hays
Buying shares in just one company can leave you more exposed to unexpected swings in the market than if you have a range of investments - a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend having a broad mix of assets and funds that hold a ready-made portfolio of at least 50 different companies' shares, on the basis that drops in the value of some will be offset by rises elsewhere.
Hays is a major part of the LSE index, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).
Is it a good time to buy Hays stock?
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Use our graph to track the performance of HAS stocks over time.
Share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Hays's shares have ranged in value from as little as 97.9721p up to 129.9175p. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (LSE average) beta is 1, while Hays's is 1.2081. This would suggest that Hays's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
Historical closes compared with the last close of 111.4p
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Is Hays under- or over-valued?
Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Hays P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA
Hays's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 12x. In other words, Hays shares trade at around 12x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the FTSE 250 at the end of September 2019 (19.71). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Hays's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.21. A PEG ratio over 1 can be interpreted as meaning shares are overvalued at the current rate of growth, or may anticipate an acceleration in growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Hays's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Hays's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is £230.7 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Hays's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
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Forward annual dividend yield: 2.55% of stock value
Hays has recently paid out dividends equivalent to 2.55% of its share value annually.
Hays has paid out, on average, around 113.22% of recent net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.55% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), shareholders could enjoy a 2.55% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Hays's case, that would currently equate to about 2.9p per share.
Hays's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.
The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 1 March 2023 (the "ex-dividend date").
Dividend
Type
Ex-dividend date
Payment date
£0.0893
Special
30/09/2021
12/11/2021
£0.0122
Final
30/09/2021
12/11/2021
£0.0111
Interim
05/03/2020
09/04/2020
£0.0543
Special
03/10/2019
15/11/2019
£0.0286
Final
03/10/2019
15/11/2019
£0.0111
Interim
07/03/2019
12/04/2019
£0.0275
Final
04/10/2018
16/11/2018
£0.05
Special
04/10/2018
16/11/2018
£0.0106
Interim
01/03/2018
12/04/2018
£0.0226
Final
05/10/2017
17/11/2017
£0.0425
Special
05/10/2017
17/11/2017
£0.0096
Interim
02/03/2017
07/04/2017
£0.0199
Final
13/10/2016
11/11/2016
£0.0091
Interim
03/03/2016
05/04/2016
£0.0189
Final
08/10/2015
13/11/2015
£0.0087
Interim
05/03/2015
08/04/2015
£0.018
Final
08/10/2014
14/11/2014
£0.0083
Interim
05/03/2014
09/04/2014
£0.0167
Final
09/10/2013
15/11/2013
£0.0083
Interim
06/03/2013
15/04/2013
£0.0167
Final
10/10/2012
16/11/2012
£0.0083
Interim
29/02/2012
10/04/2012
£0.0395
Final
12/10/2011
18/11/2011
£0.0185
Interim
09/03/2011
15/04/2011
£0.0395
Final
20/10/2010
19/11/2010
£0.0185
Interim
03/03/2010
01/04/2010
£0.0395
Final
21/10/2009
20/11/2009
£0.0185
Interim
18/03/2009
17/04/2009
£0.0395
Final
22/10/2008
21/11/2008
£0.0185
Interim
23/03/2008
15/04/2008
£0.034
Final
17/10/2007
20/11/2007
£0.016
Interim
18/04/2007
25/05/2007
£0.029
Final
18/10/2006
21/11/2006
£0.0145
Interim
19/04/2006
26/05/2006
£0.0227
Final
05/10/2005
08/11/2005
£0.0113
Interim
20/04/2005
27/05/2005
£0.02
Final
20/10/2004
26/11/2004
£0.01
Interim
21/04/2004
28/05/2004
£0.0363
Final
22/10/2003
28/11/2003
£0.0175
Interim
23/04/2003
30/05/2003
£0.0316
Final
23/10/2002
29/11/2002
£0.0152
Interim
24/04/2002
31/05/2002
£0.0275
Final
24/10/2001
30/11/2001
£0.0132
Interim
25/04/2001
31/05/2001
£0.0239
Final
23/10/2000
30/11/2000
£0.0115
Interim
25/04/2000
31/05/2000
£0.0208
Final
25/10/1999
29/11/1999
£0.01
Interim
26/04/1999
28/05/1999
£0.0181
Final
26/10/1998
30/11/1998
Currently 0.702% of Hays shares are held by insiders and 89.795% by institutions.
Latest data suggests 13,000 work at Hays.
Hays's fiscal year ends in June.
Hays's address is: Regent's Place, London, United Kingdom, NW1 3BF
Hays's international securities identification number is: GB0004161021
It's as easy to sell Hays as it is to buy! Here's how to sell Hays that you already own.
Open your investment app. If you've got one with desktop access, you can log in online
Go to your portfolio. This should be in the main menu
Find your shares. You may be able to search your portfolio
Choose how many you'd like to sell. You'll be able to review the price and see how much you'll receive
Sell your Hays shares. Your investment platform will let you know when your shares are sold
Most share dealing providers in the UK will let you use your debit card to top up your account and buy shares. The main ways are with a debit card, bank transfer or with Apple/Google Pay.
The easiest way to get hold of some Hays shares is to sign up for a share trading app and place a market order or basic order. This type of order tells the platform that you're interested, so it'll try to execute it as quickly as it can. It could take some time for the order to go through, especially if there's a lot of volatility in Hays shares.
If you're investing in a US stock, you'll need to complete a W8-BEN form to minimise your tax liability. Whether these are automatically handled for you depends on your broker, so it would be a good idea to check with them directly.
Financials
Revenue TTM
£7.4 billion
Operating margin TTM
2.85%
Gross profit TTM
£421.4 million
Return on assets TTM
7.23%
Return on equity TTM
20.96%
Profit margin
2.07%
Book value
0.41p
Market capitalisation
£1.8 billion
TTM: trailing 12 months
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