The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

HAS.L

Concerning the House

Hays plc engages in the provision of professional and skilled recruitment services in Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and internationally. The company provides qualified, professional, and skilled recruitment; and temporary, contracting, and permanent recruitment and workforce solutions. Hays plc was founded in 1968 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

United Kingdom · www.haysplc.com

Quotation

$65.60

+0.70 (+1.1%)

52w hi$67.80
52w lo$29.64
Vol2.14M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.04

Short+0.46
Medium+0.06
Long-0.84

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Hays plc

Industrials · Staffing & Employment Services

Market cap$1.03B
Enterprise value$1.17B
Trailing P/E
Forward P/E33.80x
EV / EBITDA20.90x
P / S (ttm)0.16x
Profit margin-0.2%
Return on equity-2.2%
Revenue growth-3.4%
Earnings growth-90.0%
Debt / equity65.55
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.22
Corr SPX0.08
Annual vol41.9%
Annual ret+2.1%
Sharpe0.05
Max DD-63.2%

Window: 504 trading days (491 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental-0.23
Sector+0.07
Technical+0.27
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$64.40$66.40$64.40$65.602.14M
Aug 12$66.10$67.60$64.50$64.902.74M
Aug 11$67.00$68.66$65.70$67.802.93M
Aug 10$66.00$66.90$65.50$66.501.53M
Aug 7$61.20$67.29$61.20$65.956.39M