The Sage Group (SGE) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

The Sage Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides technology solutions and services for small and medium businesses in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and internationally. It offers cloud native solutions, such as Sage Intacct, a cloud accounting software product and financial management software; Sage People, a HR and people management solution; Sage 200, a finance and business management solution; Sage X3, a business management solution; Sage Accounting, a solution for small businesses, accountants, and bookkeepers to manage customer data, accounts, and people; Sage Payroll for small businesses manage their payroll; and Sage HR for small and mid-sized businesses for record management, leave management, staff scheduling, and expenses services. The company also provides Sage 50cloud and Sage 200cloud that provides a range of cloud connected accounting solutions. The Sage Group plc was formerly known as Ployfinal Public Limited Company and changed its name to The Sage Group plc in September 1988. The company was founded in 1981 and is based in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 825.80 to 842
• 50-Day Range: 797.30 to 911
• 52-Week Range: 771.66 to 1,335
• Volume: 1.20 million shs
• Average Volume: 48.73 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £7.48 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.99
• Dividend Yield: 2.70%
• Price Target: GBX 1,072.86
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

The Sage Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

The Sage Group scored higher than 68% 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: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

The Sage Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.63, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

The Sage Group has a consensus price target of GBX 1,072.86, representing about 28.7% upside from its current price of GBX 833.40.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

The Sage Group has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of The Sage Group is 20.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 46.08.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of The Sage Group is 20.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 170.86.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

The Sage Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.22. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

The Sage Group has a P/B Ratio of 7.91. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued 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 SGE.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

The Sage Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.70%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

The Sage Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of The Sage Group is 55.02%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

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

Search Interest

1 people have searched for SGE 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, The Sage Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.04% of the stock of The Sage Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

74.16% of the stock of The Sage Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/22/2026
• Today: 7/12/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Software - Application
• Sub-Industry: Consumer Goods
• Current Symbol: LON:SGE
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.sage.com
• Phone: +44-191-2943000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 11,326
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for The Sage Group: GBX 1,072.86
• High Price Target: GBX 1,300
• Low Price Target: GBX 900
• Potential Upside/Downside: +28.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.63
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 39.71
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.99
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.77
• P/E Growth: 1.22
• Net Income: £254.60 million
• Net Margins: 14.62%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 81.91%
• Return on Assets: 7.58%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 919.09
• Current Ratio: 0.62
• Quick Ratio: 0.58

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £2.63 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.84
• Cash Flow: GBX 50.63 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.46
• Book Value: GBX 105.31 per share
• Price / Book: 7.91

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 897,534,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £7.48 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.30