Hays (LON:HAS) Stock Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

Posted by Shane Hupp on Aug 7th, 2026

Shares of Hays plc (LON:HAS – Get Free Report) crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 39.35 and traded as high as GBX 61.75. Hays shares last traded at GBX 60.64, with a volume of 692,389,750 shares.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 33 price objective on shares of Hays in a research report on Friday, July 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed an “underperform” rating and set a GBX 28 price target on shares of Hays in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a GBX 60 price objective on shares of Hays in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their price objective on Hays from GBX 90 to GBX 75 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 24th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Hays currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 57.20.

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Hays Trading Up 5.8%

The company has a market cap of £1.04 billion, a P/E ratio of -99.92, a P/E/G ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 0.77. The business’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 43.57 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 39.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 65.55, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a current ratio of 1.27.

Hays announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback plan on Monday, June 1st that permits the company to repurchase 0 shares. This repurchase authorization permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity at Hays

In other Hays news, insider Mark Dearnley acquired 485,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 30 per share, for a total transaction of £145,650. Also, insider Joe Hurd bought 5,672 shares of Hays stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 8th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 35 per share, with a total value of £1,985.20. 0.81% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.