Hays stock closes at GBX 63.95, up 0.95 percent at the close

Hays stock opened at GBX 62.75 and traded between GBX 62.55 and GBX 64.00 before finishing at GBX 63.95. The 0.95 percent gain exceeded the FTSE 250's 0.40 percent rise.

Hays plc closed at GBX 63.95 on the London Stock Exchange on September 25, 2026, up GBX 0.60 or 0.95 percent from the previous close of GBX 63.35. Citigroup raised its Hays price target to GBX 65 while retaining a neutral rating on September 23, 2026. Hays is scheduled to publish its next quarterly results on October 12, 2026.

The session on September 25, 2026 in figures

Hays plc (ISIN GB0004161021) opened at GBX 62.75 and reached a session high of GBX 64.00 before touching a low of GBX 62.55. The London quote was marked closed at 4:35 p.m. BST, with volume of 1,718,512 shares. The shares finished GBX 0.05 below the session high and GBX 1.40 above the low. Hays gained 0.55 percentage points more than the FTSE 250, which stood 0.40 percent higher at 24,251.19 at 4:29 p.m. BST.

Analyst action and recruitment sector signals

Citigroup raised its Hays price target from GBX 33 to GBX 65 and kept a neutral rating in a report issued on September 23, 2026, as MarketBeat reported. Hays also published its annual report for the year ended June 30 on September 22, 2026, as TradingView reported.

Staffing shares showed a mixed pattern as Michael Page rose 2.24 percent to GBX 219.20, while Robert Walters fell 6.16 percent to GBX 129.50. SThree declined 1.47 percent to GBX 302.00. Trustnet reported on September 22, 2026, that Fidelity's special situations fund had increased exposure to staffing stocks.

FTSE 250, recruitment peers and the London market

The FTSE 250 stood at 24,251.19, up 0.40 percent at 4:29 p.m. BST on September 25, 2026. The FTSE 100 closed at 10,680, down 0.24 percent, according to Newsquawk. Reuters reported on September 25, 2026, that retreating oil prices supported UK shares during the session. Hays traded 18.47 percent below its 52-week high of GBX 78.45 and 129.38 percent above its 52-week low of GBX 27.88.

Next scheduled Hays event

Hays is scheduled to release its first-quarter results on October 12, 2026. The date was stated in the company's H2 fiscal 2026 earnings-call transcript carried by Yahoo Finance. The results will provide the next scheduled update on trading across Hays's recruitment markets.