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Hays

LSE:HAS GB0004161021
19
  • Value
    22
  • Growth
    20
  • Safety
    Safety
    67
  • Combined
    10
  • Sentiment
    54
  • 360° View
    360° View
    19
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Company Description

Hays plc is a global recruitment company. It specializes in accountancy and finance, legal, life sciences, construction, office support, contact centers, procurement, education, resources and mining, energy, retail, engineering, sales and marketing, executive, sustainability, financial services, technology, health and social care, telecoms, and human resources. Hays operates in Germany, the United Kingdom & Ireland, Australia & New Zealand, and Rest of World, across 33 countries. In the last fiscal year, the company had 11120 employees, a market cap of $1372 million, profits of $1408 million, and revenue of $8785 million.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 19 (better than 19% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Hays are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half below and half above average for Hays. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 54, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 54% of alternative investment opportunities. It also rates well regarding its financing structure, with the consolidated Safety Rank at 67 or better than 67% of its peers when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the stock is expensive and expects low growth. The consolidated Value Rank is only 22, meaning that the share price of Hays is on the high side, compared with indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth,and stock returns, with its Growth Rank at 20. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
Weakest Rank Price vs. Sales (P/S)
Country United Kingdom
Industry HR- & Employment Services
Size Large
Website haysplc.com
Index
FTSE All Shares
FTSE 250
FTSE 350
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Last update: 26-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
22 70 52 81
Growth
20 32 37 79
Safety
Safety
67 54 74 92
Sentiment
54 42 76 71
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19 43 73 100
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
14 43 75 41
Opinions Change
25 44 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 50 74 76
Market Pulse
71 36 51 54
Sentiment
54 42 76 71
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
22 70 52 81
Growth
20 32 37 79
Safety Safety
67 54 74 92
Combined
10 37 63 98
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
95 90 93 95
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
5 30 36 56
Price vs. Book (P/B)
43 50 38 53
Dividend Yield
37 80 77 77
Value
22 70 52 81
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
8 48 53 23
Profit Growth
22 15 32 71
Capital Growth
82 30 7 89
Stock Returns
9 40 39 61
Growth
20 32 37 79
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
50 43 56 62
Refinancing
82 80 77 89
Liquidity
48 49 67 67
Safety Safety
67 54 74 92

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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