PageGroup (LON:PAGE) Stock Crosses Below 50 Day Moving Average of $460.16

PageGroup plc (LON:PAGE - Get Free Report)'s share price crossed below its 50 day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 460.16 ($5.88) and traded as low as GBX 451.20 ($5.76). PageGroup shares last traded at GBX 456.60 ($5.83), with a volume of 639,051 shares.

PageGroup Stock Performance

The firm has a 50 day moving average of GBX 460.46 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 459.05. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.51 billion, a PE ratio of 1,906.67, a P/E/G ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.20, a quick ratio of 1.77 and a current ratio of 1.64.

PageGroup Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 21st. Investors of record on Thursday, May 16th will be paid a GBX 11.24 ($0.14) dividend. This represents a yield of 2.46%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 16th. PageGroup's dividend payout ratio is currently 6,666.67%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Nick Kirk sold 36,019 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 448 ($5.72), for a total value of £161,365.12 ($206,085.72). Company insiders own 5.42% of the company's stock.

PageGroup Company Profile

PageGroup plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides recruitment consultancy and other ancillary services in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and the Americas. It offers executive search services, such as search, selection, and talent management solutions for organizations on a permanent and interim basis under the Page Executive brand; recruitment services for qualified professional on permanent, temporary, and contract or interim basis under the Michael Page brand; recruitment services to organizations requiring permanent employees and temporary or contract staff at technical and administrative support, professional clerical, and junior management levels under the Page Personnel brand; and flexible recruitment outsourcing services under the Page Outsourcing brand.