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Pagegroup PLC

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6,44 %
Op margin
1,3 %
ROE
4,2 %
Net margin
0,6 %
Debt / equity
0,62
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About

Pagegroup PLC provides employment services, primarily through temporary staffing and permanent recruitment solutions.

Business. Pagegroup PLC (PAGE.L) is a provider of employment services listed on the London Stock Exchange. The company operates within the Industrial & Commercial Services sector, specifically focusing on the Employment Services industry. It generates revenue through service-based models typical of the staffing and recruitment sector. No specific operating segments or geographic breakdowns are provided in the available data.

Classification92 %
SectorIndustrials
Business sectorIndustrial & Commercial Services
IndustryEmployment Services
Generated · model-assisted
Sell-side consensus
HOLD10 analysts
2 buy6 hold2 sell
Avg 12m price target181,80

Analyst recommendations

10 analysts · consensus Hold
Buy2
Hold6
Sell2
12-month price target
181,80
Consensus of sell-side coverage.
Upcoming events
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At a glance

Score
not yet scored
Valuation
valuation pending
Analysts
Hold
10 analysts · indicative
Ownership
not yet wired
Profitability
4,2 %
return on equity
Quality
not yet scored

What drives this business

The watch-list the newsroom runs for this company — derived from its sector path, sharpened layer by layer. Not investment advice.

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News & coverage

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  • No recent newsroom coverage mentioning PAGE.
  • Sector rotation

    Sector1D1Mvs mkt
    Materials+2,3 %+6,6 %+1,7 %
    Communication Services+2,2 %−5,5 %+1,6 %
    Energy+0,6 %+3,3 %+0,0 %
    Health Care+0,6 %−0,8 %+0,0 %
    Information Technology+0,6 %+6,7 %+0,0 %
    Consumer Discretionary+0,4 %+7,6 %−0,2 %
    Financials−0,3 %−2,8 %−0,9 %
    Consumer Staples−0,4 %+2,5 %−1,0 %
    Real Estate−0,7 %+10,9 %−1,3 %
    Industrials · THIS SECTOR−1,9 %−3,1 %−2,5 %
    Utilities−1,9 %+28,2 %−2,5 %

    Developing storylines

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    Analysis

    AI analysis
    Generated · analysis pipeline · tier hybrid · as of 2026-08-04 ↑ At a glance

    Opportunity

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    Upcoming catalysts

    Scheduled public events. Informational only — not investment advice.

    • Macro
    • Rate decisionBank of England rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-06 · GB
    • Rate decisionReserve Bank of Australia rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-12 · AU
    • Rate decisionNorges Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-20 · NO
    • Rate decisionSveriges Riksbank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-03 · SE
    • Rate decisionBank of Canada rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-09 · CA
    • Rate decisionEuropean Central Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-10 · EU
    • Macro & political
    • ElectionSE Swedish Election2026-09-14 · SE
    • ElectionUS U.S. Midterms2026-11-03 · US
    • ElectionFR French Legislative2027-06-01 · FR

    Pre-earnings brief

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    Signals & dispatch

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    Composite-score breakdown

    Synthesis

    Business

    Pagegroup PLC (PAGE.L) is a provider of employment services listed on the London Stock Exchange. The company operates within the Industrial & Commercial Services sector, specifically focusing on the Employment Services industry. It generates revenue through service-based models typical of the staffing and recruitment sector. No specific operating segments or geographic breakdowns are provided in the available data.

    Classification92 %
    SectorIndustrials
    Business sectorIndustrial & Commercial Services
    IndustryEmployment Services
    AI synthesis
    GENERATED

    Pagegroup maintains a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, indicating a moderate reliance on debt financing, and a current ratio of 1.47, suggesting adequate short-term liquidity to cover its obligations. However, the company's free cash flow is nearly flat at 240,000 GBP, and its operating cash flow of 49.6 million GBP is partially offset by capital expenditures of -12.5 million GBP, which may limit its ability to reinvest or return capital to shareholders.

    Profitability metrics show a return on equity of 4.2% and a return on assets of 1.57%, both of which are below the typical thresholds for high-performing firms in the employment services sector. The company's operating income of 20.9 million GBP and net income of 9.0 million GBP reflect a relatively narrow margin structure, which may constrain its ability to absorb cost pressures or invest in growth.

    Pagegroup's revenue is concentrated in a single business model, with no disclosed geographic diversification or segment breakdown in the provided data. This lack of segmentation suggests a potential concentration risk, as the company's performance is tied to a single operational model and geographic exposure is not specified.

    Looking ahead, the company's growth trajectory is modest, with no specific revenue growth rates or outlooks provided in the input data. The absence of a clear growth strategy or segment-specific performance indicators makes it difficult to assess the company's long-term potential.

    The risk assessment highlights a medium liquidity risk and a low dilution risk. The company's net cash position is negative after accounting for total debt, which could impact its financial flexibility. However, the low dilution risk suggests that the company is not currently issuing shares at a rate that would significantly dilute existing shareholders.

    Recent events and filings have not been provided in the input data, so no specific corporate actions or strategic developments can be cited at this time.

    Key takeaways
    • Pagegroup maintains a moderate debt-to-equity ratio and adequate short-term liquidity.
    • Profitability metrics are below typical thresholds for the employment services sector.
    • The company's revenue is concentrated in a single business model with no geographic diversification.
    • Growth trajectory is modest, with no clear segment-specific performance indicators.
    • Liquidity risk is medium, and dilution risk is low.

    Bull / Bear case

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    Valuation

    Market price
    $153,60
    Market cap
    Enterprise value
    P/E
    Non-GAAP P/E
    EV / Revenue
    EV / Op income
    EV / OCF
    P / B
    P / Tangible book
    Tangible book
    $214.6M
    Net cash
    -$132.3M
    Current ratio
    1.5
    Debt / equity
    0.6
    ROA
    1.6%
    ROE
    4.2%
    Cash conversion
    550.0%
    CapEx / revenue
    -0.8%
    SBC / revenue
    Dilution ratio
    0.0%

    Revenue by segment

    Market share

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    Business relationships

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    Supply chain

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    Peer comparison

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    Market position

    Stress test

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    Predictor forecast

    Next quarternear-term
    Earnings · next quarterconf 45 %
    EPS
    Consensus EPS
    0,06
    Predicted surprise
    +0,00
    Beat probability
    45 %
    Analysts
    10
    Other metrics
    Revenue
    no estimate
    Segment revenue
    no estimate
    Margin
    no estimate
    Segment margin
    no estimate
    as of 2026-05-22 · Earnings Surprise V1
    Period note: consensus is not fiscal-period-aligned at source — read as consensus vs the last reported actual, not a calibrated same-quarter surprise.
    Full fiscal year~1 year ahead
    Full fiscal year · our forecast vs guidance vs consensus
    MetricOur forecastGuidanceConsensus
    EPSno estimateno estimate0,06
    Revenueno estimateno estimate1,5B GBP
    Operating incomeno estimateno estimate33,7M GBP
    Full-year consensus mean (period as reported by source) · consensus in GBP. Company-level full-year forecast and management guidance are not yet modelled at scale — shown as "no estimate", never inferred.
    Probabilistic model output — not investment advice. · generated 2026-08-04

    Options

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    Consensus distribution

    sell-side coverage
    Recommendation distribution10 analysts
    Strong buy0
    Buy2
    Hold6
    Sell2
    Strong sell0
    12-month price target$181,80 · Median $175,00
    Low $115,00High $260,00
    Operating income · consensus33,7M GBP
    EPS surprise
    −52,5 %
    reported vs consensus · miss
    Revenue surprise
    +5,2 %
    reported vs consensus · beat

    Estimate revisions

    consensus EPS · 26-week trend
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    Sell-side observations

    Low$115,00
    Mean$181,80
    Median$175,00
    High$260,00
    Spot$153,60
    +18.4 %implied to mean12-month sell-side price targets · ▲ spot

    Themes

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    ESG

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    Risk factors

    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskMedium
    Filing-based flags
    • Net cash is negative after subtracting total debt.

    Benchmarks vs cohort

    Op Margin1,3 %Bottom quartile
    Net Margin0,6 %Bottom quartile
    ROE4,2 %Below median
    Capex / Rev-0,8 %Below median
    D/E0,62Bottom quartile
    Cash Conv5,50Best in class

    Corporate actions / M&A

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    FX exposure

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    Comparable transactions

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    Derivatives & instruments

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    Actions

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    Data sources
    • Market data
    • Market data cache
    • Issuer disclosures
    • Public news
    • Earnings transcripts
    • Consensus estimates
    • ESG data
    How metrics are computed
    • Dilution Ratio
      (shares_outstanding_diluted - shares_outstanding_basic) / shares_outstanding_basic
    • Net Cash
      cash_and_equivalents + short_term_investments - short_term_debt - long_term_debt
    • Capex To Revenue
      capital_expenditure / revenue
    • Return On Equity
      net_income / total_equity
    • Debt To Equity
      (short_term_debt + long_term_debt) / total_equity
    • Cash Conversion Ratio
      operating_cash_flow / net_income
    Source documents
    • Pagegroup PLC Market data — financials · 2026-05-28
    • Pagegroup PLC Market data — analyst estimates · 2026-05-28
    • Pagegroup PLC Market data — ESG · 2026-05-28

    Ownership & reference

    Leadership

    • Nicholas KirkChief Executive Officer, Executive Director

    Insider activity

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    Short positioning

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    Geographic breakdown

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    Listings · one canonical issuer all listings resolve to the canonical
    PAGE.LCanonical
    London Stock Exchange · USD

    Intel & risk

    PredictorBeat prob45 %Surprise+0,00Full forecast →
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    OSINT findings
    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskMedium
    Net cash is negative after subtracting total debt.

    Evidence & claims

    From filings & derived data
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    The Thread

    Everything we know, in order
    2026-06-30 03:38 UTCEARNINGSUpcomingForecast: earnings_forecast (90d)
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