Stock Research: Hays

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Hays

LSE:HAS GB0004161021
12
  • Value
    63
  • Growth
    7
  • Safety
    Safety
    28
  • Combined
    20
  • Sentiment
    36
  • 360° View
    360° View
    12
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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 12 (better than 12% 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 three out of four metrics below average for Hays. The only rank that is above average is the consolidated Safety Rank at 63, which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than those of 63% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the Value, Growth and Sentiment Ranks are all below average. The consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 28, which means that the share price of Hays is on the high side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The consolidated Growth Rank also has a low rank of 7, which implies that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. Finally, the consolidated Sentiment Rank is also low at a rank of 36, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 64% of alternative investment opportunities. While Safety is strong, it’s not the most critical indicator, so we suggest proceeding with caution if you are considering this stock. ...read more

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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: 21-Aug-2025.

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
28 70 52 81
Growth
7 32 37 79
Safety
Safety
63 54 74 92
Sentiment
36 42 76 71
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12 43 73 100
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
35 43 75 41
Opinions Change
50 44 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 50 74 76
Market Pulse
25 36 51 54
Sentiment
36 42 76 71
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
28 70 52 81
Growth
7 32 37 79
Safety Safety
63 54 74 92
Combined
20 37 63 98
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
5 30 36 56
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
91 90 93 95
Price vs. Book (P/B)
45 50 38 53
Dividend Yield
48 80 77 77
Value
28 70 52 81
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
4 48 53 23
Profit Growth
12 15 32 71
Capital Growth
15 30 7 89
Stock Returns
31 40 39 61
Growth
7 32 37 79
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
54 43 56 62
Refinancing
80 80 77 89
Liquidity
32 49 67 67
Safety Safety
63 54 74 92

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