Paragon Banking Group PLC (LON:PAG) Insider Nigel S. Terrington Purchases 2,753 Shares

Paragon Banking Group PLC (LON:PAG - Get Free Report) insider Nigel S. Terrington purchased 2,753 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 30th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 941 ($12.85) per share, for a total transaction of £25,905.73 ($35,375.84).

Paragon Banking Group Stock Performance

Paragon Banking Group stock traded up GBX 7.07 ($0.10) during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting GBX 927.07 ($12.66). 426,062 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 748,506. Paragon Banking Group PLC has a one year low of GBX 650.50 ($8.88) and a one year high of GBX 970 ($13.25). The stock has a market cap of £1.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.50 and a beta of 1.52. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 893.04 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 799.50.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price target on shares of Paragon Banking Group from GBX 958 ($13.08) to GBX 1,001 ($13.67) and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday. Shore Capital reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Paragon Banking Group in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th.

About Paragon Banking Group

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.