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...with this share? Stupidly wanted to get in at around 90p but didn't have funds. Watched, kicking myself as it rose to 124, bought some, and its been downhill ever since! If the gov want the private sector to pick up lost jobs, surely this bodes well for HAYS?
Looks like this could be on the move up. Just needs to braks through the 100p barrier.
Yes its going to rise now
I bought some of these around end of Nov last year at 99p, which I very pleased with, over 12% rise in 6 weeks. I contract through Hays and see them as a well run company, which is clearly undervalued, my best share yet it just keeps ticking up each week, mavallous and can see this being a £2 share by end of this year.
Reading the below comment I'm glad to be out. I've just sold, decided to cut my losses
Not sure how well known this is but Hays have had major major issues with their new adapt system, which spent the whole of last week in an unusuable state and monday this week too. It's a web based system that they use for all aspects of their recruitment process. If you can't use the system, it would make it near impossible to search for candidates for jobs and send out CV's to customers, pay their temp staff, etc, etc. Basically, if it doesn't work, you can't really do anything much. I've heard that the issues affected the whole of the UK and there's reports of staff losing business to competitors as a result of this. The problem was caused by an update to the system to add new functionality. It shocks me that such a big company does not have procedures in place to back out changes, should they go wrong, especially when it is so crucial to their business. Today, they have had yet more issues that have affected the whole of their european operations due to a server outage in London I believe. They are a good company that will come out of the recession stonger, but this is going to seriouly affect it's credibility and reputation with it's customers. Share holders need to ask questions as to why this occured and what they are doing to prevent a reoccurence of the issues as this would have seriously affected their profits over the last week.
Lloyds Buyout http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20090906/lloyds-unit-faces-buyout.htm
Ex-Div 21-10-09 Paid 20-11-09 Amount 3.95p
Date: Friday 04 Sep 2009 LONDON (ShareCast) - Recruiter Hays deserves credit for getting rid of its debt but the news that will be met with a cheer from everyone is that it can see light at the end of the unemployment tunnel. The shares will tick up as the economy improves, but concerns on the dividend remain and for that reason hold says the Independent. Shares in Hays have gained more than a third this year. While some lingering doubt remains over next year’s dividend and the outlook for recruitment firms remains determinedly fragile, investors with a longer-term time frame may wish to tuck away some Hays shares before an eventual recovery, adds the Times.
I'm not in this guys but have been watching a little. This is one crazy ride. Well done.
i used to work for hays when ronnie frost was in charge. what a great company it was but now it has sold many of its divisions and is a shadow of its former self. what a pity to see a once great company struggling.the share price reflects how far hays have over these past few years fallen
http://investing.thisismoney.co.uk/cgi-bin/digitalcorporate/thisismoney/broker_rec.cgi Hays HAS 09-Jul Charles Hold 83.25p - - Reiteration Hays HAS 09-Jul Singer Capital Markets Buy 83.25p - - Reiteration Hays HAS 09-Jul Panmure Gordon Sell 83.25p - - Reiteration there hope that helps those looking for guidance
"Recruiter Hays said it has been another tough quarter with demand continuing to weaken in both its temporary and permanent placement businesses. In the quarter ended June 2009, the group saw a reduction in net fees of 37% (40% on a like-for-like basis) versus last year. In the UK & Ireland net fees fell by 45% versus the same period last year."
1H Pretax Profit Falls 18%, Hays PLC, the U.K.'s largest recruitment specialist by market capitalization, Thursday reported an 18% fall in first half pretax profit as overall demand for placements continued to be subdued across its key markets
.....26th Feb.
Panmure Gordon target = 48p
Hays are going down the pan. Poorly run and with no long term plan for the UK Market. If they get back above 100 I'll be shocked.
What can I say? I was wrong - sometimes, I get it wrong. One thing I do know for sure is that this is a great company, with a very strong balance sheet, investing heavily in international growth. This share, like most others is being kept low by massive econmic uncertainty. Hays are buying back their own shares like they are going out of fashion. I am in for the long term.
Hi Trojan. You told me to come back in six months and see, well its fortunate you had no more funds available- and, Yes, I stand by what I said. Good Luck!
Continued growth expected to be announced...................
in auction at 113.5p
The post seems to suggest it, as does the release on their website, 'buying back their own shares'. Otherwise, what does the 'non-discretionary' element mean? I took it to be non-discretionary for share holders, for it claims that shares purchased will be cancelled or placed into Treasury. But perhaps I'm wrong.
Buying back their own shares 'an irrevocable, non-discretionary decision', what's happening here???
With a drop from 188p to 112p in 52 weeks-certainly looks like a good buy! Wonder if Hays have a plan and when do investors see any inprovement.Will we ever? Who is getting out with large sells - directors??