Hays (OTCMKTS:HAYPY) Trading 1.5% Higher – Still a Buy?

Hays plc (OTCMKTS:HAYPY) traded up 1.5% during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as $10.07 and last traded at $10.07. 125 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 81% from the average session volume of 642 shares. The stock had previously closed at $9.92.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently commented on HAYPY. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Hays to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Monday, September 23rd. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded Hays to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 14th.

Hays Price Performance

The business’s 50 day moving average is $10.36 and its two-hundred day moving average is $11.46.

Hays Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 18th were given a dividend of $0.2244 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 18th. This is a boost from Hays’s previous dividend of $0.09.

Hays Company Profile

Hays plc engages in the provision of recruitment services in Australia, New Zealand, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and internationally. The company provides qualified, professional, and skilled recruitment in permanent, temporary, and contractor formats to public and private sectors. It offers its recruitment services in the specialisms, such as technology, accountancy and finance, engineering, construction and property, office support, life sciences, sales and marketing, and others.