Ben Stevens Acquires 71,583 Shares of PageGroup (LON:PAGE) Stock

Key Points

• Ben Stevens bought 71,583 shares of PageGroup (LON:PAGE) on March 5 at an average price of GBX 140, a total purchase of about £100,216.20.
• PageGroup reported GBX 2.90 EPS for the quarter; the stock has a market cap of ~£450.35m, a P/E of 38.85, and is trading close to its one‑year low (GBX 137) versus a high of GBX 349.40.
• Analyst outlook is mildly positive: Deutsche Bank trimmed its price target from GBX 450 to GBX 400 (still a buy), and the consensus is a "Moderate Buy" with an average target of GBX 327.50.

PageGroup plc (LON:PAGE - Get Free Report) insider Ben Stevens bought 71,583 shares of PageGroup stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 5th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 140 per share, with a total value of £100,216.20.

PageGroup Price Performance

LON PAGE opened at GBX 143.73 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of £450.35 million, a P/E ratio of 38.85, a P/E/G ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 76.46, a quick ratio of 1.77 and a current ratio of 1.43. The business's fifty day moving average is GBX 207.55 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 225.55. PageGroup plc has a 1 year low of GBX 137 and a 1 year high of GBX 349.40.

PageGroup (LON:PAGE - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported GBX 2.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. PageGroup had a return on equity of 4.93% and a net margin of 0.72%. On average, research analysts forecast that PageGroup plc will post 23.5923567 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on shares of PageGroup from GBX 450 to GBX 400 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 327.50.

About PageGroup

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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