By Iain Gilbert
Date: Monday 26 Oct 2026
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Canaccord Genuity downgraded Sage from 'buy' to 'hold' on Monday, but nudged their target price up from 1,135p to 1,230p, noting that the shares have rallied hard and now look fairly valued after a strong run through 2026.
| Holding(s) in Company | 05-Nov-2026 | 17:03 | RNS |
| Total Voting Rights | 30-Oct-2026 | 14:00 | RNS |
| Total Voting Rights | 30-Sep-2026 | 15:30 | RNS |
| Director/PDMR Shareholding | 30-Sep-2026 | 11:00 | RNS |
| Director/PDMR Shareholding | 30-Sep-2026 | 11:00 | RNS |
| IT group buys software firm | 22-Jul-2014 | The Herald |
| Sage chief executive retires after 17 years | 09-May-2014 | Guardian |
| Market Report: CEO departure his Sage hard | 09-May-2014 | Express & Star |
| Sage hikes dividend as cloud business takes off | 05-Dec-2013 | The Independent |
| Sage confident it can ride storm of economic vol... | 01-Dec-2011 | The Scotsman |
| Questor :Sage Group | 09-May-2014 | Telegraph |
| Questor :Sage | 24-Jan-2014 | Telegraph |
| Questor :Sage | 06-Dec-2013 | Telegraph |
| Investment Column: Sage | 03-Feb-2011 | The Independent |
| FTSE close: Lloyds, Admiral up; Next down | 04-Nov-2010 | Daily Mail |
| Sage Software Launches Online Sage Payroll Servi... | 03-Apr-2006 | Marketwired |
| Currency | UK Pounds |
| Share Price | 1,172.00p |
| Change Today | -1.00p |
| % Change | -0.09 % |
| 52 Week High | 1,203.50 |
| 52 Week Low | 796.20 |
| Volume | 52,579 |
| Shares Issued | 905.63m |
| Market Cap | £10,614m |
| RiskGrade | 136 |
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| Strong Buy | 8 |
| Buy | 6 |
| Neutral | 4 |
| Sell | 1 |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
| Total | 19 |

| Latest | Previous | |
|---|---|---|
| Interim | Final | |
| Ex-Div | 04-Jun-26 | 08-Jan-26 |
| Paid | 03-Jul-26 | 10-Feb-26 |
| Amount | 8.05p | 14.40p |
| Time | Volume / Share Price |
| 09:03 | 0 @ 1,172.00p |
| 09:03 | 32 @ 1,172.00p |
| 09:02 | 1 @ 1,172.00p |
| 09:02 | 0 @ 1,173.00p |
| 09:02 | 524 @ 1,172.00p |
| CEO | Steve Hare |
| Chair | Andrew Duff |
| CFO | Jacqui Cartin |
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