Hays (HAS.L)
Hays is a leading global professional recruitment firm that connects skilled talent with employers across permanent and temporary roles.
What Hays does
Hays is a global professional recruitment group that specializes in the recruitment of skilled, qualified, and professional people. The company operates across a wide range of industries and sectors, placing candidates in both permanent and temporary roles in countries around the world.
Themes: Human capital management, Global labor markets, Professional services, Recruitment and talent acquisition
Fundamentals
- Price£0.583 as of 2026-08-03 close
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- 1-year return-5.7% 2025-08-01 close £0.6185 → 2026-08-03 close £0.583
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How Hays looks technically
Hays (HAS.L) is trading 21.0% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 437 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. A strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 36, with buyers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 65, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 4 trading days ago. It is 21.8% below its highest point of the past year. Trading volume is unusually light — only about 0% of its 30-day average.
Trend
| Distance from the 200-day | +21.0% | it is trading 21.0% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend |
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| 50-day moving average | £0.412 | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is £0.412 |
| 200-day moving average | £0.4818 | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is £0.4818 |
| Since the 50/200 cross | 437 sessions | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 437 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal |
| Above the 200-day after a dip | +21.0% | it recently dipped to its 200-day average (the long-term trend line) and has since climbed back above it — now about 21.0% above |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | 36.3 | a strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 36, with buyers in control |
Momentum
| 14-day RSI | 64.8 | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 65, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) |
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| Since the MACD crossed zero | 22 sessions | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) |
Range
| 52-week high | £0.746 | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was £0.746 |
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| From the 52-week high | -21.9% | it is 21.8% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) |
| Above the 52-week low | +98.2% | it is 98.2% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) |
| Below the 52-week high | 21.9% | it is 21.8% below its highest point of the past year |
| Since a 20-day breakout | 4 sessions | it made a new 20-day high about 4 trading days ago |
| Since a 55-day breakout | 4 sessions | it made a new 55-day high about 4 trading days ago |
| All-time high | £2.13 | its highest closing price on record is £2.13 (set on 2018-09-12) |
| From the all-time high | -72.7% | it is 72.7% below its all-time high |
| All-time low | £0.2942 | its lowest closing price on record is £0.2942 (set on 2026-05-15) |
| Above the all-time low | +98.2% | it is 98.2% above its all-time low |
Volatility
| Band width vs its own 6 months | 90th percentile | day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 90% of the past ~6 months) |
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| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | £0.35 – £0.52 – £0.7 | most of its recent trading has stayed between about £0.35 and £0.7 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles |
Volume
| Volume vs its 30-day average | 0.00× | trading volume is unusually light — only about 0% of its 30-day average |
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Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Tested and reclaimed 200-day support · Pulled back from the 12-month high · in a strong, established uptrend (ADX) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low · volume and relative volume
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-03. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Sensitivity to global economic conditions and labor market demand.","Risks associated with international operations and regulatory compliance.","Dependency on attracting and retaining high-quality recruitment consultants."]
Competitors & peers
- Robert Half (RHI)
- Adecco Group (ADEN.SW)
- Randstad (RAND.AS)
- ManpowerGroup (MAN)
- PageGroup (PAGE.L)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Hays (HAS.L) do?
Hays is a global professional recruitment group that specializes in the recruitment of skilled, qualified, and professional people. The company operates across a wide range of industries and sectors, placing candidates in both permanent and temporary roles in countries around the world.
Who are Hays's (HAS.L) competitors?
Notable peers of Hays (HAS.L) include Robert Half, Adecco Group, Randstad, ManpowerGroup and PageGroup. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is Hays (HAS.L) overbought or oversold right now?
Hays (HAS.L) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 65, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-03). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on HAS.L come from?
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Last updated 2026-08-03.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from market data, shown with their as-of date.