Key Points
- Mixed insider activity: non-exec Peter Hill bought 382 shares at GBX 784 on Mar 11 (and another director bought 500 shares), signaling some board-level confidence, but large sales by Richard Woodman (67,669 shares) and Nigel S. Terrington (102,876 shares) likely added selling pressure.
- Board-approved share buyback and analyst support: the company has an open-market buyback program and a consensus "Moderate Buy" from analysts with an average target of ~GBX 1,028 (several brokers at GBX 1,020–1,055), which could provide upward support to the share price.
Paragon Banking Group PLC (LON:PAG - Get Free Report) insider Peter Hill purchased 382 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 11th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 784 per share, with a total value of £2,994.88.
Paragon Banking Group Stock Down 0.3%
Shares of LON:PAG opened at GBX 783 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 861.70 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 852.48. Paragon Banking Group PLC has a 52 week low of GBX 650.50 and a 52 week high of GBX 981. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 120.17, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a current ratio of 0.28. The company has a market cap of £1.47 billion, a PE ratio of 8.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.50 and a beta of 1.17.
Paragon Banking Group (LON:PAG - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 16th. The company reported GBX 91.20 EPS for the quarter. Paragon Banking Group had a net margin of 21.40% and a return on equity of 12.75%. As a group, research analysts expect that Paragon Banking Group PLC will post 104.0245566 earnings per share for the current year.
Paragon Banking Group declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback plan on Wednesday, December 3rd that authorizes the company to buyback 0 outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several brokerages recently commented on PAG. UBS Group reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 1,020 target price on shares of Paragon Banking Group in a report on Friday, January 16th. Shore Capital Group lifted their price objective on Paragon Banking Group from GBX 1,040 to GBX 1,055 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and set a GBX 1,050 price objective on shares of Paragon Banking Group in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Paragon Banking Group currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of GBX 1,028.20.
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Trending Headlines about Paragon Banking Group
Here are the key news stories impacting Paragon Banking Group this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Senior analysts continue to rate PAG positively (multiple "buy"/"outperform" notes and average target ~GBX 1,028), which provides upward earnings/valuation support. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: The company has a board-approved share buyback programme (announced earlier), a structural positive that can support the share price over time. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: Several insiders made small purchases this week — Graeme Yorston bought 500 shares (~GBX 787 each) and non-exec Peter Hill bought 382 shares (~GBX 784 each) — signalling some board-level confidence, though sizes are modest. Read More. Read More.
- Neutral Sentiment: Executives have exercised long‑term share awards and (in disclosures) increased equity stakes — this can be interpreted as management alignment with shareholders, but may also be followed by routine disposals to meet tax or diversification needs. Read More.
- Negative Sentiment: Large insider sales this week: Richard Woodman sold 67,669 shares and Nigel S. Terrington sold 102,876 shares (both around GBX 777), representing material disposals by insiders that likely increased selling pressure on the stock today. Read More.
Paragon Banking Group Company Profile
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Paragon is a specialist banking group. It offers a range of savings accounts and provide finance for landlords and small
and medium-sized businesses (‘SMEs') and residential property developers in the UK. Founded in 1985 and listed on the
London Stock Exchange, it is a FTSE-250 company. Headquartered in Solihull, it employs more than 1,400 people.
Its operations are organised into two lending divisions and lending is funded largely by retail deposits.
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