PageGroup (LON:PAGE) Earns Hold Rating from Jefferies Financial Group

PageGroup (LON:PAGEGet Free Report)‘s stock had its “hold” rating restated by stock analysts at Jefferies Financial Group in a research note issued to investors on Thursday,London Stock Exchange reports. They presently have a GBX 125 price objective on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group’s price objective would suggest a potential upside of 6.20% from the company’s current price.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Citigroup dropped their target price on PageGroup from GBX 440 to GBX 300 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 260 price objective on shares of PageGroup in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 228.33.

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PageGroup Stock Performance

LON:PAGE traded up GBX 2.50 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching GBX 117.70. 214,280 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 9,045,026. PageGroup has a 1-year low of GBX 111.90 and a 1-year high of GBX 290. The company has a quick ratio of 1.77, a current ratio of 1.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.62. The firm has a market capitalization of £366.48 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.59, a P/E/G ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 134.69 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 187.85.

PageGroup (LON:PAGEGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported GBX 2.90 earnings per share for the quarter. PageGroup had a net margin of 0.56% and a return on equity of 4.18%. Research analysts anticipate that PageGroup will post 23.5923567 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at PageGroup

In other PageGroup news, insider Ben Stevens purchased 71,583 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 5th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 140 per share, for a total transaction of £100,216.20. Also, insider Kelvin Stagg sold 38,226 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 146, for a total value of £55,809.96. In the last three months, insiders sold 117,579 shares of company stock valued at $17,142,756. Corporate insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

PageGroup Company Profile

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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.

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