Lion Finance Group (BGEO) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Lion Finance Group PLC (formerly Bank of Georgia Group PLC) is a FTSE 250 holding company whose main subsidiaries provide banking and financial services in the high-growth Georgian and Armenian markets through leading, customer-centric, universal banks – Bank of Georgia in Georgia and Ameriabank in Armenia. By building on our competitive strengths, we are committed to driving business growth, sustaining high profitability, and generating strong returns, while creating opportunities for our stakeholders and making a positive contribution in the communities where we operate.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: GEL 11,390.00 to GEL 11,680.00
• 50-Day Range: GEL 9,185.00 to GEL 11,630.00
• 52-Week Range: GEL 6,035.00 to GEL 12,040.00
• Volume: 137,075 shs
• Average Volume: 5.22 million shs
• Market Capitalization: GEL501.83 billion
• P/E Ratio: 2.34
• Dividend Yield: 1.37%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Lion Finance Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Lion Finance Group scored higher than 65% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Lion Finance Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Lion Finance Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Lion Finance Group is 2.34, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.16.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Lion Finance Group is 2.34, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 16.12.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Lion Finance Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.88. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Lion Finance Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.79. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for BGEO.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Lion Finance Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.37%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Lion Finance Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Lion Finance Group is 27.28%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.21

News Sentiment

Lion Finance Group has a news sentiment score of 1.21. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Lion Finance Group this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net GEL 16,164,600.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0032% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Lion Finance Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought GEL 16,164,600.00 in company stock and sold GEL 0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

8.55% of the stock of Lion Finance Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

36.21% of the stock of Lion Finance Group is held by institutions.

BGEO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BGEO shares performed this year?

Lion Finance Group's stock was trading at GEL 9,300.00 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, BGEO shares have increased by 24.7% and is now trading at GEL 11,600.00.

How were Lion Finance Group's earnings last quarter?

Lion Finance Group PLC (LON:BGEO) posted its earnings results on Thursday, May, 7th. The company reported $384.31 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $410.68 million for the quarter. Lion Finance Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 27.57% and a net margin of 32.28%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of Lion Finance Group?

Shares of BGEO stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Lion Finance Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Lion Finance Group investors own include Intel (INTC), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Meta Platforms (META), Bank of America (BAC), NVIDIA (NVDA), TBC Bank Group (TBCG).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/07/2026
• Today: 5/08/2026
• CMD 2026: 6/26/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Banks - Regional
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:BGEO
• Previous Symbol: LON:BGEO
• CIK: N/A
• Web: lionfinancegroup.uk
• Phone: +44 203 178 4034
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 12,078
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GEL 4,951.61
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 2.34
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.50
• P/E Growth: 0.88
• Net Income: GEL2.28 billion
• Net Margins: 32.28%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 27.57%
• Return on Assets: 5.73%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 102.24
• Current Ratio: 0.20
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: GEL4.34 billion
• Price / Sales: 115.52
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: GEL 14,630.41 per share
• Price / Book: 0.79

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 43,224,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: GEL501.83 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.82