PageGroup (LON:PAGE) Insider Purchases £100,216.20 in Stock

PageGroup plc (LON:PAGE) insider Ben Stevens purchased 71,583 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 5th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 140 per share, for a total transaction of £100,216.20.

PageGroup Trading Up 3.3%

Shares of PAGE opened at GBX 156.90 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.62, a current ratio of 1.47 and a quick ratio of 1.77. PageGroup plc has a 1-year low of GBX 137 and a 1-year high of GBX 349.40. The firm has a market capitalization of £491.62 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.41, a PEG ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 204.66 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 224.06.

PageGroup (LON:PAGE) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported GBX 2.90 EPS for the quarter. PageGroup had a return on equity of 4.18% and a net margin of 0.56%. On average, research analysts expect that PageGroup plc will post 23.5923567 EPS for the current year.

PageGroup News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting PageGroup this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Non‑executive director Ben Stevens bought 71,583 shares at GBX 140, signalling insider confidence and providing a short‑term support signal for the stock. Director purchase
• Neutral Sentiment: Quarterly results showed GBX 2.90 EPS with weak margins (net margin ~0.7%) and ROE ~4.9% — numbers that point to subdued earnings momentum and limited near‑term upside absent a recovery in hiring. Earnings slide deck
• Neutral Sentiment: Management hosted a conference call / released slides discussing regional trends — useful for investors assessing guidance and timing for recovery in Europe. Earnings call
• Negative Sentiment: The board halved/slashed the dividend after profits fell sharply, reducing the stock’s appeal to income investors and signalling a conservative cash‑return stance. Dividend cut
• Negative Sentiment: Reported profits plunged (multiple outlets cited a large pretax drop and flagged slowing hiring in Europe), which triggered the intra‑day sell‑off and raises uncertainty over near‑term revenue recovery. Profits plunge

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price objective on PageGroup from GBX 450 to GBX 400 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, December 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently 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.