PageGroup (LON:PAGE) Stock Crosses Below Fifty Day Moving Average of $454.63

PageGroup plc (LON:PAGE)’s stock price passed below its 50 day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 454.63 ($5.66) and traded as low as GBX 433.40 ($5.40). PageGroup shares last traded at GBX 438 ($5.45), with a volume of 708,678 shares changing hands.

PageGroup Price Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of £1.46 billion, a PE ratio of 1,386.25, a P/E/G ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 454.21 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 446.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.20, a current ratio of 1.64 and a quick ratio of 1.77.

PageGroup Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 21st. Investors of record on Thursday, May 16th will be paid a GBX 11.24 ($0.14) dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 16th. This represents a yield of 2.46%. PageGroup’s payout ratio is currently 5,000.00%.

Insider Activity at PageGroup

In related news, insider Nick Kirk sold 36,019 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 448 ($5.58), for a total value of £161,365.12 ($200,877.78). Insiders own 4.72% of the company’s stock.

PageGroup Company Profile

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.