PageGroup (LON:PAGE) Insider Ben Stevens Purchases 71,583 Shares

PageGroup plc (LON:PAGE) insider Ben Stevens acquired 71,583 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 5th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 140 per share, for a total transaction of £100,216.20.

PageGroup Stock Performance

Shares of PAGE stock opened at GBX 151.90 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 76.46. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 206.05 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 225.04. The company has a market cap of £475.95 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 0.93. PageGroup plc has a 12-month low of GBX 137 and a 12-month high of GBX 349.40.

PageGroup (LON:PAGE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported GBX 2.90 earnings per share for the quarter. PageGroup had a return on equity of 4.93% and a net margin of 0.72%. On average, equities analysts forecast that PageGroup plc will post 23.5923567 EPS for the current year.

Key PageGroup News

Here are the key news stories impacting PageGroup this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Non‑executive director Ben Stevens purchased 71,583 shares at GBX 140, signalling insider buying and vote of confidence in the stock. Director purchase
• Neutral Sentiment: Quarterly metrics were modest: GBX 2.90 EPS, net margin ~0.72% and ROE ~4.9% — results that point to weak profitability and limited earnings momentum. Earnings slide deck
• Neutral Sentiment: Company hosted a conference call / released slides with the quarterly results (useful for investors wanting management commentary on regional trends). Earnings call
• Negative Sentiment: PageGroup cut/halved its dividend after profits fell sharply, reducing income appeal for dividend investors and signalling management caution on cash returns. Dividend cut
• Negative Sentiment: Reported profits plunged (multiple outlets cite a steep drop — one headline notes a ~67% pretax slump) and the group flagged an uncertain outlook as hiring slows across Europe — the core driver of the share sell‑off. Profits plunge

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on shares of PageGroup from GBX 450 to GBX 400 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 327.50.

About PageGroup

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.