PageGroup (PAGE) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Our diverse and inclusive culture and robust sustainability framework reflects our commitment to delivering meaningful social and environmental impact and our strategy is linked to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Our global philosophy is actioned through local deliverables with success measured against transparent targets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 206 to 215.80
• 50-Day Range: 106.54 to 224
• 52-Week Range: 101.24 to 259.97
• Volume: 458,758 shs
• Average Volume: 6.90 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £641.41 million
• P/E Ratio: 50.24
• Dividend Yield: 2.16%
• Price Target: GBX 228.33
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

PageGroup Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

PageGroup scored higher than 20% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

PageGroup has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for PageGroup is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

PageGroup has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of PageGroup is 50.78, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.28.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of PageGroup is 50.78, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.00.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

PageGroup has a PEG Ratio of 0.98. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

PageGroup has a P/B Ratio of 2.39. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for PAGE.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

PageGroup pays a meaningful dividend of 2.16%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

PageGroup does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of PageGroup is 209.02%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

Search Interest

2 people have searched for PAGE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, PageGroup insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.18% of the stock of PageGroup is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

76.42% of the stock of PageGroup is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 9/07/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Professional Services
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:PAGE
• Previous Symbol: LON:MPI
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.page.com
• Phone: +44-20-78312000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 7,859
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for PageGroup: GBX 228.33
• High Price Target: GBX 300
• Low Price Target: GBX 125
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 4.10
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 50.49
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.77
• P/E Growth: 0.98
• Net Income: £50.57 million
• Net Margins: 0.79%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 5.95%
• Return on Assets: 7.59%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 80.32
• Current Ratio: 1.53
• Quick Ratio: 1.77

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.60 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.40
• Cash Flow: GBX 19.23 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.77
• Book Value: GBX 87.19 per share
• Price / Book: 2.37

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 311,364,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £644.52 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.00