PageGroup (LON:PAGE) Receives Hold Rating from Jefferies Financial Group

Jefferies Financial Group reissued their hold rating on shares of PageGroup (LON:PAGE) in a report issued on Tuesday morning, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Jefferies Financial Group currently has a GBX 145 price objective on the stock.

PageGroup Stock Up 0.4%

LON:PAGE opened at GBX 137.40 on Tuesday. PageGroup has a fifty-two week low of GBX 124.10 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 295.20. The stock has a market capitalization of £430.52 million, a P/E ratio of 47.38, a P/E/G ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.62, a quick ratio of 1.77 and a current ratio of 1.47. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 163.87 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 205.92.

PageGroup (LON:PAGE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported GBX 2.90 earnings per share for the quarter. PageGroup had a net margin of 0.56% and a return on equity of 4.18%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that PageGroup will post 23.5923567 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Nick Kirk sold 55,575 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 146, for a total value of £81,139.50. Also, insider Kelvin Stagg sold 23,778 shares of PageGroup stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 145, for a total transaction of £34,478.10. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 117,579 shares of company stock worth $17,142,756. Corporate insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting PageGroup

Here are the key news stories impacting PageGroup this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Asia and the Americas helped offset European weakness in Q1, providing some underlying geographic resilience to revenues. PageGroup Q1 profit falls as European slump offsets Asia, Americas gains
• Neutral Sentiment: Jefferies reaffirmed a “hold” rating with a GBX 145 price target — a reminder that brokers are cautious and see limited near-term upside. Broker Views
• Neutral Sentiment: PageGroup published its 2025 Annual Report and set the date for the 2026 AGM — routine governance news that keeps investors informed but is unlikely to drive immediate share moves. PageGroup Publishes 2025 Annual Report and Sets Date for 2026 AGM
• Negative Sentiment: Gross profits and first-quarter profit fell as weak candidate and client confidence in the UK and Europe hit volumes and margins — the core cause of the adverse Q1 reaction. PageGroup flags uncertainty as Mideast conflict weighs; first-quarter profit falls
• Negative Sentiment: Management explicitly warned the Iran / Middle East conflict is creating additional uncertainty for 2026 trading, increasing downside risk to guidance and bookings. Recruiter PageGroup says Iran crisis clouds 2026 outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction included a sharp intraday drop in some sessions (reports of a ~6% fall) after the war-risk warning — reflecting investor sensitivity to macro/geopolitical risk for recruitment demand. PageGroup shares dive 6% as recruiter warns of Middle East war risk
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage in UK press highlights weak UK/European candidate and client confidence, underlining that regional demand remains the primary near-term drag. PageGroup hit by weak UK and Europe candidate and client confidence

PageGroup Company Profile

PageGroup Changes Lives…

That’s our PageGroup Purpose, delivered by c.7,300 people in 36 countries, with a gross profit of over £842.6m in 2024. Our four core  PageGroup brands are supported by specialised recruitment teams operating across 25 disciplines.

As a FTSE 250 company, a lot has changed since we were set up in 1976 and the Group continues to grow and evolve. What hasn’t changed is our commitment to the success of our clients and candidates, and our own people.

PageGroup’s strategy is geared for the long-term.