PageGroup (PAGE) Competitors

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PAGE vs. HAS, IPEL, STEM, RWA, and STAF

Should you buy PageGroup stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares PageGroup with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with PageGroup include Hays (HAS), Impellam Group (IPEL), SThree (STEM), Robert Walters (RWA), and Staffline Group (STAF). These companies are all part of the "staffing & employment services" industry.

How does PageGroup compare to Hays?

Hays (LON:HAS) and PageGroup (LON:PAGE) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and valuation.

Hays has a beta of 0.787, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, PageGroup has a beta of 0.955, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

48.3% of Hays shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.1% of PageGroup shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Hays shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of PageGroup shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Hays pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. PageGroup pays an annual dividend of GBX 17.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.8%. Hays pays out -187.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PageGroup pays out 590.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

In the previous week, PageGroup had 1 more articles in the media than Hays. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for PageGroup and 0 mentions for Hays. Hays' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat PageGroup's score of -0.84 indicating that Hays is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hays	Neutral
PageGroup	Negative

Hays presently has a consensus target price of GBX 71.60, indicating a potential upside of 140.24%. PageGroup has a consensus target price of GBX 235, indicating a potential upside of 103.47%. Given Hays' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Hays is more favorable than PageGroup.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hays	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
PageGroup	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

PageGroup has a net margin of 0.56% compared to Hays' net margin of -0.16%. PageGroup's return on equity of 4.18% beat Hays' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hays	-0.16%	-2.24%	2.27%
PageGroup	0.56%	4.18%	7.59%

PageGroup has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hays. Hays is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PageGroup, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hays	£6.49B	0.07	-£4.87M	-£0.66	N/A
PageGroup	£1.60B	0.23	£50.57M	£2.90	39.83

Summary

PageGroup beats Hays on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does PageGroup compare to Impellam Group?

PageGroup (LON:PAGE) and Impellam Group (LON:IPEL) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation and profitability.

In the previous week, PageGroup had 1 more articles in the media than Impellam Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for PageGroup and 0 mentions for Impellam Group. Impellam Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat PageGroup's score of -0.84 indicating that Impellam Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
PageGroup	Negative
Impellam Group	Neutral

PageGroup has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Impellam Group. Impellam Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PageGroup, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PageGroup	£1.60B	0.23	£50.57M	£2.90	39.83
Impellam Group	£2.04B	0.00	£15.70M	£0.35	N/A

PageGroup has a net margin of 0.56% compared to Impellam Group's net margin of 0.32%. Impellam Group's return on equity of 7.78% beat PageGroup's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PageGroup	0.56%	4.18%	7.59%
Impellam Group	0.32%	7.78%	1.23%

PageGroup pays an annual dividend of GBX 17.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.8%. Impellam Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 112 per share. PageGroup pays out 590.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Impellam Group pays out 32,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. PageGroup is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

PageGroup currently has a consensus target price of GBX 235, suggesting a potential upside of 103.47%. Given PageGroup's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe PageGroup is more favorable than Impellam Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PageGroup	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Impellam Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

PageGroup has a beta of 0.955, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Impellam Group has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the broader market.

82.1% of PageGroup shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.4% of Impellam Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of PageGroup shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 85.8% of Impellam Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

PageGroup beats Impellam Group on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does PageGroup compare to SThree?

SThree (LON:STEM) and PageGroup (LON:PAGE) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and profitability.

In the previous week, SThree and SThree both had 1 articles in the media. SThree's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat PageGroup's score of -0.84 indicating that SThree is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SThree	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
PageGroup	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

PageGroup has higher revenue and earnings than SThree. SThree is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PageGroup, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SThree	£1.30B	0.15	£48.77M	£13.60	11.34
PageGroup	£1.60B	0.23	£50.57M	£2.90	39.83

SThree has a net margin of 1.36% compared to PageGroup's net margin of 0.56%. SThree's return on equity of 7.83% beat PageGroup's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SThree	1.36%	7.83%	10.67%
PageGroup	0.56%	4.18%	7.59%

SThree pays an annual dividend of GBX 14.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%. PageGroup pays an annual dividend of GBX 17.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.8%. SThree pays out 105.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. PageGroup pays out 590.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

SThree presently has a consensus target price of GBX 270, suggesting a potential upside of 75.10%. PageGroup has a consensus target price of GBX 235, suggesting a potential upside of 103.47%. Given PageGroup's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PageGroup is more favorable than SThree.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SThree	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
PageGroup	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

SThree has a beta of 0.653, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, PageGroup has a beta of 0.955, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

65.5% of SThree shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.1% of PageGroup shares are held by institutional investors. 15.0% of SThree shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of PageGroup shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

SThree and PageGroup tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does PageGroup compare to Robert Walters?

PageGroup (LON:PAGE) and Robert Walters (LON:RWA) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and risk.

82.1% of PageGroup shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.7% of Robert Walters shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of PageGroup shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Robert Walters shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

PageGroup presently has a consensus target price of GBX 235, suggesting a potential upside of 103.47%. Robert Walters has a consensus target price of GBX 100, suggesting a potential upside of 13.12%. Given PageGroup's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe PageGroup is more favorable than Robert Walters.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PageGroup	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Robert Walters	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

PageGroup has a beta of 0.955, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Robert Walters has a beta of 0.754, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the broader market.

PageGroup pays an annual dividend of GBX 17.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.8%. Robert Walters pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 19.2%. PageGroup pays out 590.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Robert Walters pays out -41.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Robert Walters is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

PageGroup has higher revenue and earnings than Robert Walters. Robert Walters is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PageGroup, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PageGroup	£1.60B	0.23	£50.57M	£2.90	39.83
Robert Walters	£781.10M	0.07	£6.27M	-£40.70	N/A

In the previous week, Robert Walters had 3 more articles in the media than PageGroup. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Robert Walters and 1 mentions for PageGroup. Robert Walters' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat PageGroup's score of -0.84 indicating that Robert Walters is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PageGroup	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Robert Walters	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

PageGroup has a net margin of 0.56% compared to Robert Walters' net margin of -3.43%. PageGroup's return on equity of 4.18% beat Robert Walters' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PageGroup	0.56%	4.18%	7.59%
Robert Walters	-3.43%	-24.67%	2.39%

Summary

PageGroup beats Robert Walters on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does PageGroup compare to Staffline Group?

PageGroup (LON:PAGE) and Staffline Group (LON:STAF) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment and dividends.

PageGroup has a net margin of 0.56% compared to Staffline Group's net margin of 0.43%. Staffline Group's return on equity of 13.11% beat PageGroup's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PageGroup	0.56%	4.18%	7.59%
Staffline Group	0.43%	13.11%	2.83%

PageGroup currently has a consensus target price of GBX 235, suggesting a potential upside of 103.47%. Given PageGroup's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PageGroup is more favorable than Staffline Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PageGroup	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Staffline Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

82.1% of PageGroup shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.8% of Staffline Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of PageGroup shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 34.3% of Staffline Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

PageGroup has a beta of 0.955, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Staffline Group has a beta of 0.449, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

PageGroup has higher revenue and earnings than Staffline Group. Staffline Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PageGroup, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PageGroup	£1.60B	0.23	£50.57M	£2.90	39.83
Staffline Group	£1.11B	0.04	-£18.31M	£3.80	9.74

In the previous week, PageGroup had 1 more articles in the media than Staffline Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for PageGroup and 0 mentions for Staffline Group. Staffline Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat PageGroup's score of -0.84 indicating that Staffline Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
PageGroup	Negative
Staffline Group	Neutral

Summary

PageGroup beats Staffline Group on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.

PAGE vs. The Competition

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Metric	PageGroup	Staffing & Employment Services Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£359.62M	£391.12M	£9.17B	£2.60B
Dividend Yield	7.42%	8.76%	3.59%	6.15%
P/E Ratio	39.83	7.89	25.14	365.91
Price / Sales	0.23	9.50	4,994.53	88,030.08
Price / Cash	10.77	13.62	27.76	27.89
Price / Book	1.32	8.68	4.79	7.74
Net Income	£50.57M	£18.92M	£793.75M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-15.51%	-3.80%	-0.78%	0.21%
1 Month Performance	-17.21%	-5.16%	1.27%	0.63%
1 Year Performance	-57.72%	384.33%	36.14%	78.11%

PageGroup Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
PAGE PageGroup	3.229 of 5 stars	GBX 115.50 -2.2%	GBX 235 +103.5%	-57.7%	£359.62M	£1.60B	39.83	7,859	High Trading Volume
HAS Hays	3.6054 of 5 stars	GBX 35 +2.7%	GBX 71.60 +104.6%	-59.1%	£559.61M	£6.49B	N/A	6,490
IPEL Impellam Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£389.29M	£2.04B	2,500.00	1,783
STEM SThree	4.3453 of 5 stars	GBX 181 +4.9%	GBX 270 +49.2%	-34.0%	£225.14M	£1.30B	13.31	2,280	Gap Down
RWA Robert Walters	3.8507 of 5 stars	GBX 93.72 +2.1%	GBX 100 +6.7%	-59.4%	£61.65M	£781.10M	N/A	3,980	Positive News Insider Trade

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PageGroup (PAGE) Competitors

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PageGroup (PAGE) Competitors

PAGE vs. HAS, IPEL, STEM, RWA, and STAF

How does PageGroup compare to Hays?

Which has more volatility & risk, HAS or PAGE?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HAS or PAGE?

Is HAS or PAGE a better dividend stock?

Does the media refer more to HAS or PAGE?

Do analysts recommend HAS or PAGE?

Is HAS or PAGE more profitable?

Which has better valuation and earnings, HAS or PAGE?

Summary

How does PageGroup compare to Impellam Group?

Does the media prefer PAGE or IPEL?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, PAGE or IPEL?

Is PAGE or IPEL more profitable?

Is PAGE or IPEL a better dividend stock?

Do analysts recommend PAGE or IPEL?

Which has more volatility & risk, PAGE or IPEL?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PAGE or IPEL?

Summary

How does PageGroup compare to SThree?

Does the media favor STEM or PAGE?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, STEM or PAGE?

Is STEM or PAGE more profitable?

Is STEM or PAGE a better dividend stock?

Do analysts prefer STEM or PAGE?

Which has more risk and volatility, STEM or PAGE?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in STEM or PAGE?

Summary

How does PageGroup compare to Robert Walters?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PAGE or RWA?

Do analysts recommend PAGE or RWA?

Which has more volatility & risk, PAGE or RWA?

Is PAGE or RWA a better dividend stock?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PAGE or RWA?

Does the media favor PAGE or RWA?

Is PAGE or RWA more profitable?

Summary

How does PageGroup compare to Staffline Group?

Is PAGE or STAF more profitable?

Do analysts recommend PAGE or STAF?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PAGE or STAF?

Which has more volatility and risk, PAGE or STAF?

Which has better earnings & valuation, PAGE or STAF?

Does the media favor PAGE or STAF?

Summary

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