Shares of Paragon Banking Group PLC (LON:PAG - Get Free Report) passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 815.96 ($10.95) and traded as high as GBX 957 ($12.85). Paragon Banking Group shares last traded at GBX 953.05 ($12.79), with a volume of 451,732 shares changing hands.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several brokerages have weighed in on PAG. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their price objective on Paragon Banking Group from GBX 958 ($12.86) to GBX 1,001 ($13.44) and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 3rd. Shore Capital reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Paragon Banking Group in a report on Wednesday, June 4th.
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Paragon Banking Group Price Performance
The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 913.91 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 816.46. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.50 and a beta of 1.52.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Paragon Banking Group news, insider Nigel S. Terrington acquired 2,753 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 30th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 941 ($12.63) per share, for a total transaction of £25,905.73 ($34,772.79). Also, insider Richard Woodman acquired 1,739 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 30th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 941 ($12.63) per share, for a total transaction of £16,363.99 ($21,965.09). 3.59% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
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.
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