PageGroup (LON:PAGE) Share Price Crosses Below Fifty Day Moving Average – Here’s What Happened

PageGroup plc (LON:PAGE) crossed below its 50-day moving average during trading on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 210.78 and traded as low as GBX 185. PageGroup shares last traded at GBX 203.60, with a volume of 1,935,017 shares.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have commented on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on PageGroup from GBX 210 to GBX 355 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 9th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a GBX 205 target price on shares of PageGroup in a research note on Wednesday, October 14th. 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, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 286.67.

PageGroup Trading Up 2.0%

The company has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 210.93 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 164.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 80.32, a quick ratio of 1.77 and a current ratio of 1.53. The company has a market capitalization of £643.90 million, a PE ratio of 50.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.03.

PageGroup (LON:PAGE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported GBX 1.20 earnings per share (EPS) 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 23.59 earnings per share for the current year.

About PageGroup

Michael Page Changes Lives…

That’s our Michael Page Purpose, delivered by c.6,000 people in 34 markets, with a gross profit of over £769.6m in 2025.

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.

Our strategy is geared for the long-term. With world-renowned and fully integrated brands, highly trained and motivated consultants, established professional relationships and access to the best candidates, we use our established database and market-leading approach to data and innovation to pursue our objective of being the leading specialist recruitment consultancy in our chosen markets.