Hays PLC (HAYS.L)
101.40GBp
18 Dec 2009
2.75p (+2.79%)
98.65p
99.25p
102.60p
98.85p
7,055,830
3,496,422
114.00p
67.00p
HAYS.L
About
Overall
| Beta: | 1.01 |
| Market Cap (Mil.): | £1,363.45 |
| Shares Outstanding (Mil.): | 1,382.10 |
| Annual Dividend: | -- |
| Yield (%): | -- |
Financials
| HAYS.L | Industry | Sector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM): | 12.79 | 3.97 | 15.45 |
| EPS (TTM): | -42.11 | -- | -- |
| ROI: | 27.50 | 1.79 | 0.13 |
| ROE: | 76.28 | 0.82 | 0.12 |
UPDATE 1-Robert Walters sees at least breaking even in 2009
* Expects to break even or post small pretax profit for yr
Europe recruitment index rises in November-report
* Fall in job vacancies probably reached bottom - economist
STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Staffing groups gain on U.S. jobs data
Shares in staffing groups jump, with Switzerland's Adecco posting its biggest one-day gain in 14 months after data shows U.S. employers cut far fewer jobs than expected last month.
STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Recruiters up as RBS initiates as "buy"
Shares in recruitment firms Michael Page , Hays and SThree gain 0.2 to 1.5 percent as RBS initiates coverage with a "buy" rating.
Shorts could profit in choppy 2010
LONDON (Reuters) - UK stock markets are unlikely to repeat a stellar 2009 performance next year, Octopus fund manager David Crawford said, making short-selling a likely winning strategy for investors again.
STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-UK recruiters down on Adecco-MPS bid
Shares in British recruiters Hays and Michael Page fall 4.4 percent and 2.2 percent respectively, following Swiss peer Adecco's bid for its American rival MPS Group on Tuesday, which Cazenove says could increase competition in the UK market.
Ex-divs to take 1.85 points off FTSE 100 on Oct 21
LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - The following FTSE 100 companies will go ex-dividend on Wednesday, after which investors will no longer qualify for the latest dividend payout.
STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Robert Walters falls after update
Shares in Robert Walters fall almost 3 percent after the recruiter posts a 29 percent drop in third-quarter net fees compared to the same period a year earlier, and says it is hard to foresee whether business will revive in coming months.
UPDATE 1-Robert Walters Q3 fees drop, visibility limited
* Trading remains challenging, but some improvement signs
Hays Q1 fees fall
LONDON (Reuters) - The nation's largest recruiter Hays reported a 40 fall in first-quarter net fees and said conditions remained challenging though job markets in Britain and the Asia Pacific region had begun to stabilise.
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