Paragon Banking Group (PAG) Competitors GBX 869 -22.00 (-2.47%) As of 08/29/2025 12:41 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock PAG vs. JD, SIG, BBY, RS1, HSTG, PETS, ELA, COST, BOOT, and BIGShould you be buying Paragon Banking Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Paragon Banking Group include JD Sports Fashion (JD), Signature Aviation (SIG), Balfour Beatty (BBY), RS Group (RS1), Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) (HSTG), Pets at Home Group (PETS), Eland Oil & Gas (ELA), Costain Group (COST), Henry Boot (BOOT), and Big Technologies (BIG). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. Paragon Banking Group vs. Its Competitors JD Sports Fashion Signature Aviation Balfour Beatty RS Group Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) Pets at Home Group Eland Oil & Gas Costain Group Henry Boot Big Technologies JD Sports Fashion (LON:JD) and Paragon Banking Group (LON:PAG) are both retail companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends. Does the media favor JD or PAG? In the previous week, JD Sports Fashion had 13 more articles in the media than Paragon Banking Group. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for JD Sports Fashion and 6 mentions for Paragon Banking Group. Paragon Banking Group's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat JD Sports Fashion's score of 0.14 indicating that Paragon Banking Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment JD Sports Fashion 1 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Paragon Banking Group 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend JD or PAG? JD Sports Fashion currently has a consensus price target of GBX 105.17, indicating a potential upside of 9.53%. Paragon Banking Group has a consensus price target of GBX 991.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.10%. Given Paragon Banking Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Paragon Banking Group is more favorable than JD Sports Fashion.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score JD Sports Fashion 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43Paragon Banking Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is JD or PAG a better dividend stock? JD Sports Fashion pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Paragon Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. JD Sports Fashion pays out 1,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Paragon Banking Group pays out 41.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in JD or PAG? 33.0% of JD Sports Fashion shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.7% of Paragon Banking Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.9% of JD Sports Fashion shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Paragon Banking Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, JD or PAG? JD Sports Fashion has higher revenue and earnings than Paragon Banking Group. Paragon Banking Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JD Sports Fashion, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJD Sports Fashion£10.79B0.46£342.20M£0.10960.20Paragon Banking Group£517.10M3.25£185.69M£0.97900.52 Which has more volatility and risk, JD or PAG? JD Sports Fashion has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paragon Banking Group has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is JD or PAG more profitable? Paragon Banking Group has a net margin of 25.14% compared to JD Sports Fashion's net margin of 3.17%. JD Sports Fashion's return on equity of 14.97% beat Paragon Banking Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets JD Sports Fashion3.17% 14.97% 7.05% Paragon Banking Group 25.14%14.13%1.09% SummaryJD Sports Fashion beats Paragon Banking Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PAG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PAG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricParagon Banking GroupMortgage Finance IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£1.72B£809.69M£6.36B£2.79BDividend Yield4.57%6.54%4.33%5.32%P/E Ratio900.52185.651,695.825,162.88Price / Sales3.2575.621,386.62101,256.49Price / Cash0.4526.19127.5827.93Price / Book1.311.863.726.30Net Income£185.69M£78.23M£1.23B£5.89B7 Day Performance-6.21%-0.23%0.02%0.19%1 Month Performance-4.03%1.01%2.46%50.41%1 Year Performance13.22%14.93%27.76%154.75% Paragon Banking Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PAGParagon Banking Group2.8812 of 5 starsGBX 869-2.5%GBX 991.50+14.1%+13.2%£1.72B£517.10M900.5226,500News CoverageDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastJDJD Sports Fashion1.135 of 5 starsGBX 93.26+1.4%GBX 100.67+7.9%-30.4%£4.83B£10.79B932.60385,400News CoverageAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeSIGSignature AviationN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.29B£1.41B-495.0030,900BBYBalfour Beatty1.2992 of 5 starsGBX 577.50-2.2%GBX 655+13.4%+41.6%£2.95B£7.72B13.48105,000News CoverageGap UpRS1RS Group2.6422 of 5 starsGBX 581.50-0.5%GBX 810+39.3%-27.8%£2.74B£2.91B15.036,500News CoverageHSTGHastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.65B£763.70M19.053,372High Trading VolumePETSPets at Home Group1.9698 of 5 starsGBX 232.60-1.4%GBX 273.33+17.5%-27.5%£1.06B£1.41B14.14210Positive NewsGap UpELAEland Oil & GasN/AN/AN/AN/A£357.57M£207.73M5.53260COSTCostain Group1.8466 of 5 starsGBX 130.60-0.5%GBX 162.50+24.4%+29.2%£349.81M£1.28B11.663,270Insider TradeBOOTHenry BootN/AGBX 227.50+0.2%N/A+5.8%£305.70M£286.51M27.068,400BIGBig Technologies0.1545 of 5 starsGBX 90.42+0.9%GBX 80-11.5%-16.3%£256.82M£53.85M20.2536,200 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies JD Sports Fashion Competitors Signature Aviation Competitors Balfour Beatty Competitors RS Group Competitors Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) Competitors Pets at Home Group Competitors Eland Oil & Gas Competitors Costain Group Competitors Henry Boot Competitors Big Technologies Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:PAG) was last updated on 8/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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