PageGroup (LON:PAGE) Stock Passes Above Fifty Day Moving Average – What’s Next?

PageGroup plc (LON:PAGE) shares crossed above its fifty day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 157.54 and traded as high as GBX 226.40. PageGroup shares last traded at GBX 224, with a volume of 1,285,486 shares changing hands.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 125 target price on shares of PageGroup in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, PageGroup presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 228.33.

PageGroup Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of £697.46 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 77.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 80.32, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 1.77. The stock’s 50-day moving average is GBX 157.54 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 151.53.

PageGroup (LON:PAGE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported GBX 1.20 earnings per share for the quarter. PageGroup had a return on equity of 5.95% and a net margin of 0.79%. Analysts anticipate that PageGroup plc will post 23.5923567 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.