PageGroup (LON:PAGE) Shares Break Below Fifty Day Moving Average – Here’s What Happened

Shares of PageGroup plc (LON:PAGE) crossed below its 50-day moving average during trading on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 207.14 and traded as low as GBX 205.60. PageGroup shares last traded at GBX 211.20, with a volume of 1,700,429 shares traded.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their target price on PageGroup from GBX 210 to GBX 355 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 9th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, PageGroup currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 260.

PageGroup Price Performance

The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 80.32. The stock has a market cap of £661.96 million, a PE ratio of 51.85, a P/E/G ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.02. The company’s 50 day moving average is GBX 207.78 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 157.53.

PageGroup (LON:PAGE) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported GBX 1.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. PageGroup had a return on equity of 5.95% and a net margin of 0.79%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that PageGroup plc will post 23.5923567 earnings per share for the current year.

PageGroup Company Profile

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.