Hays plc Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 11 analysts polled by S&P Global, Hays plc stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of 41p. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 15.60% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is 28p (-21.74%) and the highest is 60p (+67.69%).

Price Target: 41p (+15.60%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	28p	41p	36p	60p
Change	-21.74%	+15.60%	+0.61%	+67.69%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Hays plc stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26
Strong Buy	2	2	2	2	1	1
Buy	3	3	3	3	3	3
Hold	4	3	3	4	5	5
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	2	2	2	2	2	2
Total	11	10	10	11	11	11

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Remi Grenu Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Upgrades 44p → 35p	Hold	Upgrades	44p → 35p	-2.18%	Jun 9, 2026
Simon LeChipre Jefferies	Jefferies	Sell Reiterates 28p	Sell	Reiterates	28p	-21.74%	May 21, 2026
Marc VanT Sant Citi	Citi	Hold Downgrades 62p → 33p	Hold	Downgrades	62p → 33p	-7.77%	Apr 30, 2026
Karl Green CFA RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Buy Maintains 60p	Buy	Maintains	60p	+67.69%	Apr 17, 2026
James Rowland Clark Barclays	Barclays	Buy Maintains 44p	Buy	Maintains	44p	+22.97%	Apr 10, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

6.00B

from 6.61B

-9.14%

from 6.61B

Revenue Next Year

5.99B

from 6.00B

-0.26%

from 6.00B

EPS This Year

0.01

from 0.01

-17.71%

from 0.01

EPS Next Year

0.02

from 0.01

75.05%

from 0.01

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Jun 30, 2021	Jun 30, 2022	Jun 30, 2023	Jun 30, 2024	Jun 30, 2025	Jun 30, 2026
Revenue	5.65B	6.59B	7.58B	6.95B	6.61B	6.00B
Revenue Growth	-4.74%	16.65%	15.09%	-8.36%	-4.92%	-9.14%
Gross Profit	292.30M	421.40M	426.80M	322.80M	268.20M	862.02M
Gross Margin	5.17%	6.40%	5.63%	4.65%	4.06%	14.36%
Operating Income	93.80M	212.80M	198.00M	103.70M	45.40M	44.53M
Net Income	61.50M	154.20M	138.30M	-4.90M	-7.80M	3.23M
EPS	-	-	-	-	0.01	0.01
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	-67.25%	-17.71%
Forward PE	31.98	11.90	12.20	17.86	36.40	33.19
Dividend / Share	0.01	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.01	0.00
Dividend Growth	-	133.61%	5.26%	-	-58.67%	-63.95%
Free Cash Flow	7.61M	194.41M	68.61M	102.99M	139.46M	25.28M
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	8

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers. Financial currency is GBP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	6.5B
Avg	6.0B
Low	5.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	-2.3%
Avg	-9.1%
Low	-22.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	0.01
Avg	0.01
Low	0.01

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	-3.8%
Avg	-17.7%
Low	-41.5%