PageGroup (LON:PAGE) Trading Down 4.1% – Here’s Why

PageGroup plc (LON:PAGE) shares traded down 4.1% on Thursday . The stock traded as low as GBX 359.80 ($4.54) and last traded at GBX 359.80 ($4.54). 327,828 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 55% from the average session volume of 729,280 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 375.20 ($4.74).

PageGroup Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of £1.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 2,243.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.11. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 364.09 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 395.27. The company has a quick ratio of 1.77, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 40.35.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Karen Geary purchased 3,250 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 31st. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 357 ($4.51) per share, for a total transaction of £11,602.50 ($14,644.07). 5.42% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About PageGroup

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.