Hudson Global (NASDAQ:HSON – Get Free Report) and Hays (OTCMKTS:HAYPF – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares Hudson Global and Hays’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Hudson Global | 1.08% | 10.19% | 7.02% |
| Hays | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Dividends
Hudson Global pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Hays pays an annual dividend of $0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Hudson Global pays out 32.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hays pays out 39.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Hudson Global | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Hays | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Hudson Global presently has a consensus price target of $42.50, suggesting a potential upside of 105.81%. Given Hudson Global’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Hudson Global is more favorable than Hays.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
48.8% of Hudson Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.8% of Hays shares are held by institutional investors. 7.2% of Hudson Global shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Hudson Global and Hays’ revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Hudson Global | $180.25 million | 0.32 | $7.13 million | $0.61 | 33.85 |
| Hays | N/A | N/A | N/A | $0.06 | 21.29 |
Hudson Global has higher revenue and earnings than Hays. Hays is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hudson Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Hudson Global beats Hays on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Hudson Global
Hudson Global, Inc. provides talent solutions for mid-to-large-cap multinational companies and government agencies under the Hudson RPO brand in the Americas, the Asia Pacific, and Europe. It offers recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) services, such as recruitment outsourcing, project-based outsourcing, contingent workforce solutions, and recruitment consulting for clients' permanent staff hires; and RPO contracting services, including outsourced professional contract staffing and managed services. The company was formerly known as Hudson Highland Group, Inc. and changed its name to Hudson Global, Inc. in April 2012. Hudson Global, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Old Greenwich, Connecticut.
About Hays
Hays plc operates as a recruitment company in Australia, New Zealand, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and internationally. The company offers permanent, temporary, and contractor recruitment services, such as qualified, professional, and skilled recruitment to public and private sectors. It also specializes in offering recruitment services in the areas of accountancy and finance, construction and property, technology, life sciences, sales and marketing, banking and capital markets, contact centers, education, engineering and manufacturing, executive, financial services, health and social care, human resources, legal, office support, energy, oil and gas, procurement, retail, resources and mining, and telecoms. Hays plc was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
Receive News & Ratings for Hudson Global Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Hudson Global and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.
