LON:PAG

Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L) Share Forecast, Price & News

GBX 297.20

-1.80 (-0.60 %)

(As of 10/29/2020 05:37 PM ET)

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Today's Range

294.80

Now: GBX 297.20▼

304.60

50-Day Range

302.80

MA: GBX 333.08▼

365.60

52-Week Range

217

Now: GBX 297.20▼

555.50

Volume350,258 shs

Average Volume450,007 shs

Market Capitalization£762.49 million

P/E Ratio6.82

Dividend Yield6.45%

BetaN/A

Paragon Banking Group PLC provides financial services in the United Kingdom. The company operates through three segments: Mortgages, Commercial Lending, and Idem Capital. The Mortgages segment offers buy-to-let first charge, and owner-occupied first and second charge mortgages on residential property. The Commercial Lending segment provides asset and motor finance; and financing of waste collection vehicles for local authorities, construction equipment, and complex veterinary equipment. The Commercial Lending segment provides equipment and motor finance leasing, development finance, structured lending and other offerings to SME customers The Idem Capital segment offers secured and unsecured consumer finance. The company was formerly known as The Paragon Group of Companies PLC and changed its name to Paragon Banking Group PLC in September 2017. Paragon Banking Group PLC was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Solihull, the United Kingdom.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

4.3 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L) has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of GBX 500.57, Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L) has a forecasted upside of 68.4% from its current price of GBX 297.20.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L) has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

3.2 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L) has received 723 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L) has received 401 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L) has received 64.32% “outperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L) and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe PAG will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe PAG will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

2.5 Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L) is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.45%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L) does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L) is 0.48%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

3.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L) insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £138,524.63 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

1.9 Earnings and Valuation

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L) is 6.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 18.71.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L) is 6.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 10.47.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L) has a P/B Ratio of 0.67. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

2.97 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange LON

Industry Specialty Finance

Sub-IndustryN/A

SectorFinancial Services

Current SymbolLON:PAG

Previous Symbol

CUSIPN/A

CIKN/A

Webwww.paragonbankinggroup.co.uk

Phone+44-84-58494000

Employees1,400

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio580.52

Current Ratio2.05

Quick Ratio2.05

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio6.82

Forward P/E Ratio0.05

P/E GrowthN/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales£293.90 million

Price / Sales2.59

Cash FlowGBX 635.72 per share

Price / Cash Flow0.47

Book ValueGBX 441.20 per share

Price / Book0.67

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A

Net IncomeN/A

Net MarginsN/A

Return on EquityN/A

Return on AssetsN/A

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares256,559,008

Market Cap£762.49 million

Next Earnings Date12/3/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableOptionable

GBX 297.20

-1.80 (-0.60 %)

(As of 10/29/2020 05:37 PM ET)

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Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L) (LON:PAG) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L)'s stock price been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L)'s stock was trading at GBX 407 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, PAG stock has decreased by 27.0% and is now trading at GBX 297.20.
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Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L)?

10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L) in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
View analyst ratings for Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L).

When is Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L)'s next earnings date?

Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L) is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, December 3rd 2020.
View our earnings forecast for Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L).

How were Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L)'s earnings last quarter?

Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L) (LON:PAG) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June, 10th. The company reported $17.60 earnings per share for the quarter.
View Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L)'s earnings history.

How often does Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L) pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L)?

Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L) declared a dividend on Tuesday, November 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 9th will be paid a dividend of GBX 14.20 per share on Monday, February 17th. This represents a yield of 2.83%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 9th. This is a positive change from Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L)'s previous dividend of GBX 7. The official announcement can be seen at this link.
View Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L)'s dividend history.

What price target have analysts set for PAG?

10 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L)'s stock. Their forecasts range from GBX 360 to GBX 680. On average, they anticipate Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L)'s share price to reach GBX 500.57 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 68.4% from the stock's current price.
View analysts' price targets for Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L).

Who are some of Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L)'s key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L) include Atrium Mortgage Investment (AI), Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) plc (MAB1.L) (MAB1), Diversified Royalty (DIV), Street Capital Group (SCB), Crown Capital Partners (CRWN), Automotive Finco Corp. (AFCC.V) (AFCC), Difference Capital Financial (DCF), Builders Capital Mortgage Corp. (BCF.V) (BCF), Trez Capital Mortgage Investment (TZZ), Amphion Innovations (AMP), Dominion Resources Black Warrior Trust (DOMR), First National Financial (FNLIF), Freddie Mac (FHL.F) (FHL), Heartland Group (HGH) and Nationstar Mortgage (NSM).
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What other stocks do shareholders of Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L) own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L) investors own include Premier Oil plc (PMO.L) (PMO), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Tesla (TSLA), Barratt Developments plc (BDEV.L) (BDEV), Imperial Brands (IMB), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), SM Energy (SM), Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY), Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) and Broadcom (AVGO).

Who are Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L)'s key executives?

Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L)'s management team includes the following people:

Mr. Nigel S. Terrington, Chief Exec. & Director (Age 60, Pay $1.65M)
Mr. Richard J. Woodman, CFO & Director (Age 54, Pay $1.04M)
Ms. Pamela Elizabeth Rowland, Chief Operating Officer (Age 59)
Mr. Marius Van Niekerk, Gen. Counsel & Company Sec.
Ms. Anne Barnett, People Director
Mr. Tony Armitage, Head of Redbrick Landlords Insurance
Mr. Dave Newcombe, Managing Director of Commercial Lending
Ms. Jan Greenhalgh, Head of New Bus.-Asset Fin.
Anup Sangha, Head of Credit- Asset Fin.
Mr. Richard C. Rowntree, Managing Director of Mortgages

What is Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L)'s stock symbol?

Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L) trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "PAG."

How do I buy shares of Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L)?

Shares of PAG 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 is Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L)'s stock price today?

One share of PAG stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 297.20.

How big of a company is Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L)?

Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L) has a market capitalization of £762.49 million and generates £293.90 million in revenue each year. Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L) employs 1,400 workers across the globe.

What is Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L)'s official website?

The official website for Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L) is www.paragonbankinggroup.co.uk.

How can I contact Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L)?

Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG.L)'s mailing address is 51 Homer Road, SOLIHULL, B91 3QJ, United Kingdom. The company can be reached via phone at +44-84-58494000.

This page was last updated on 10/29/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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