PageGroup plc (LON:PAGE) Insider Karen Geary Purchases 3,250 Shares

PageGroup plc (LON:PAGE) insider Karen Geary purchased 3,250 shares of PageGroup stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 31st. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 357 ($4.63) per share, with a total value of £11,602.50 ($15,046.69).

PageGroup Price Performance

PAGE stock opened at GBX 364.80 ($4.73) on Friday. PageGroup plc has a one year low of GBX 349 ($4.53) and a one year high of GBX 502.50 ($6.52). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 40.35, a quick ratio of 1.77 and a current ratio of 1.60. The company’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 375.88 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 414.71. The company has a market capitalization of £1.20 billion, a PE ratio of 2,280.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.11.

PageGroup Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 29th were paid a GBX 5.36 ($0.07) dividend. This represents a yield of 1.32%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 29th. PageGroup’s payout ratio is currently 10,625.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on PAGE shares. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on shares of PageGroup from GBX 480 ($6.22) to GBX 440 ($5.71) and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, July 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their target price on shares of PageGroup from GBX 600 ($7.78) to GBX 550 ($7.13) and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, July 9th.

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.