PageGroup (PAGE) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company also provides skills and talent assessment, and succession planning development services under the Page Assessment brand; temporary, contract, and interim IT resource services under the Page Consulting brand; and helps students to search for internships and apprenticeships under the Page Talent brand. In addition, it is involved in the provision of IT consultancy services. The company was formerly known as Michael Page International plc and changed its name to PageGroup plc in June 2016. PageGroup plc was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Addlestone, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 340.80 to 353.80
• 50-Day Range: 344.60 to 376.80
• 52-Week Range: 340.80 to 502
• Volume: 935,475 shs
• Average Volume: 724,927 shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.13 billion
• P/E Ratio: 2,137.50
• Dividend Yield: 4.97%
• Price Target: GBX 495
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

PageGroup Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

PageGroup scored higher than 63% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

PageGroup has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

PageGroup has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of PageGroup is 2,137.50, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 134.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of PageGroup is 2,137.50, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 524.68.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

PageGroup has a PEG Ratio of 0.98. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

PageGroup has a P/B Ratio of 3.93. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for PAGE.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

PageGroup is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.48%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

PageGroup does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of PageGroup is 10,625.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for PAGE.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.50

News Sentiment

PageGroup has a news sentiment score of 0.50. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.30 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for PageGroup this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, PageGroup insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £11,602.50 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 5.42% of the stock of PageGroup is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

90.04% of the stock of PageGroup is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

PAGE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PAGE shares performed this year?

PageGroup's stock was trading at GBX 487 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, PAGE stock has decreased by 29.8% and is now trading at GBX 342.
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How were PageGroup's earnings last quarter?

PageGroup plc (LON:PAGE) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March, 5th. The company reported $32.20 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $32.30 by $0.10. PageGroup had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.69% and a net margin of 2.71%.

How do I buy shares of PageGroup?

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What other stocks do shareholders of PageGroup own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that PageGroup investors own include Genpact (G), Mondi (MNDI), Intel (INTC), Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR), ConocoPhillips (COP), General Motors (GM) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/05/2020
• Ex-Dividend for 10/11 Dividend: 8/29/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/11/2024
• Today: 12/18/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Staffing & Employment Services
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:PAGE
• Previous Symbol: LON:MPI
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.page.com
• Phone: +44-20-78312000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 7,859
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 495
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 550
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 440
• Potential Upside/Downside: +44.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.16
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 2,137.50
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.50
• P/E Growth: 0.98
• Net Income: £50.71 million
• Net Margins: 2.71%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 16.69%
• Return on Assets: 7.59%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 40.35
• Current Ratio: 1.60
• Quick Ratio: 1.77

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.87 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.60
• Cash Flow: GBX 31.77 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.77
• Book Value: GBX 87 per share
• Price / Book: 3.93

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 329,020,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.13 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.11