PageGroup (LON:PAGE) Stock Passes Below 50 Day Moving Average of $453.20

PageGroup plc (LON:PAGE - Get Free Report)'s stock price passed below its 50 day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 453.20 ($5.69) and traded as low as GBX 443.40 ($5.57). PageGroup shares last traded at GBX 469 ($5.89), with a volume of 344,063 shares.

PageGroup Stock Up 3.2 %

The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 453.20 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 451.20. The firm has a market cap of £1.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,954.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a current ratio of 1.64, a quick ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.20.

PageGroup Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 16th will be given a dividend of GBX 11.24 ($0.14) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 16th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.46%. PageGroup's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 6,666.67%.

Insider Buying and Selling at PageGroup

In other news, insider Nick Kirk sold 36,019 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 448 ($5.63), for a total value of £161,365.12 ($202,720.00). 5.42% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.