Stock Research: Hays

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Hays

LSE:HAS GB0004161021
30
  • Value
    41
  • Growth
    83
  • Safety
    Safety
    25
  • Combined
    49
  • Sentiment
    15
  • 360° View
    360° View
    30
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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

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 30 (better than 30% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Hays are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for Hays. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 83, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. It ranks higher than 83% of competitors in the same industry. The other indicators are below average, namely the Value, Safety, and Sentiment Ranks.The Value Rank at 25 means that the share price of Hays is on the high side compared with its peers regarding revenues, profits, and invested capital. The stock price is higher than for 75% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 41, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 59% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 15, indicating professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 85% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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SDG 8
SDG 9
The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 30-Oct-2025.

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
25 70 52 81
Growth
83 32 37 79
Safety
Safety
41 54 74 92
Sentiment
15 42 76 71
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30 43 73 100
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
21 43 75 41
Opinions Change
11 44 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 50 74 76
Market Pulse
38 36 51 54
Sentiment
15 42 76 71
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
25 70 52 81
Growth
83 32 37 79
Safety Safety
41 54 74 92
Combined
49 37 63 98
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
11 30 36 56
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
93 90 93 95
Price vs. Book (P/B)
45 50 38 53
Dividend Yield
24 80 77 77
Value
25 70 52 81
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
67 48 53 23
Profit Growth
86 15 32 71
Capital Growth
34 30 7 89
Stock Returns
39 40 39 61
Growth
83 32 37 79
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
40 43 56 62
Refinancing
76 80 77 89
Liquidity
12 49 67 67
Safety Safety
41 54 74 92

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