Paragon Banking Group (PAG) Competitors GBX 870 +1.50 (+0.17%) As of 08:36 AM 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 Paragon Banking Group (LON:PAG) and JD Sports Fashion (LON:JD) are both retail companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and earnings. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PAG or JD? 65.7% of Paragon Banking Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.0% of JD Sports Fashion shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Paragon Banking Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 51.9% of JD Sports Fashion shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate PAG or JD? Paragon Banking Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 991.50, suggesting a potential upside of 13.97%. JD Sports Fashion has a consensus target price of GBX 103.17, suggesting a potential upside of 16.44%. Given JD Sports Fashion's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe JD Sports Fashion is more favorable than Paragon Banking Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Paragon Banking Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50JD Sports Fashion 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43 Is PAG or JD a better dividend stock? 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 an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Paragon Banking Group pays out 41.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Is PAG or JD 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 Paragon Banking Group25.14% 14.13% 1.09% JD Sports Fashion 3.17%14.97%7.05% Which has more risk and volatility, PAG or JD? Paragon Banking Group has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JD Sports Fashion has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer PAG or JD? In the previous week, JD Sports Fashion had 3 more articles in the media than Paragon Banking Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for JD Sports Fashion and 6 mentions for Paragon Banking Group. Paragon Banking Group's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat JD Sports Fashion's score of 0.54 indicating that Paragon Banking Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Paragon Banking Group 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive JD Sports Fashion 3 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings and valuation, PAG or JD? JD Sports Fashion has higher revenue and earnings than Paragon Banking Group. JD Sports Fashion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paragon Banking Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioParagon Banking Group£517.10M3.23£185.69M£0.97901.55JD Sports Fashion£10.79B0.43£342.20M£0.10886.00 SummaryJD Sports Fashion beats Paragon Banking Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Paragon Banking Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PAG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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£1.67B£806.29M£6.47B£2.58BDividend Yield4.67%6.54%4.33%5.33%P/E Ratio901.55193.271,789.645,422.61Price / Sales3.2372.381,359.7697,659.15Price / Cash0.4526.19127.9427.93Price / Book1.311.882.098.86Net Income£185.69M£78.23M£1.23B£5.89B7 Day Performance-0.68%9.63%1.09%0.96%1 Month Performance-6.10%11.97%2.55%2.92%1 Year Performance15.85%16.40%33.99%177.77% Paragon Banking Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PAGParagon Banking Group3.605 of 5 starsGBX 870+0.2%GBX 991.50+14.0%+15.3%£1.67B£517.10M901.5526,500Dividend IncreaseJDJD Sports Fashion2.2395 of 5 starsGBX 92.18+1.8%GBX 103.17+11.9%-42.7%£4.77B£10.79B921.80385,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportHigh Trading VolumeSIGSignature AviationN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.29B£1.41B-495.0030,900BBYBalfour Beatty0.9898 of 5 starsGBX 621.50-1.3%GBX 680+9.4%+45.6%£3.05B£8.87B1,760.62105,000News CoverageRS1RS Group2.6919 of 5 starsGBX 566-0.4%GBX 725+28.1%-27.5%£2.65B£2.90B1,741.546,500News CoverageHSTGHastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.65B£763.70M19.053,372High Trading VolumePETSPets at Home Group3.2235 of 5 starsGBX 225.20+0.1%GBX 273.33+21.4%-32.6%£1.01B£1.48B1,197.87210Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastELAEland Oil & GasN/AN/AN/AN/A£357.57M£207.73M5.53260COSTCostain Group2.2274 of 5 starsGBX 125.60-0.6%GBX 162.50+29.4%+29.7%£334.85M£1.14B1,092.173,270BOOTHenry Boot2.0574 of 5 starsGBX 212.80-0.1%N/A-4.0%£284.66M£328.38M1,251.768,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastBIGBig Technologies0.2794 of 5 starsGBX 86.80-0.9%GBX 80-7.8%-22.9%£254.03M£50.31M10,850.0036,200 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 9/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhat The Silver Boom Could Mean For You…AI, electric vehicles, and even global central banks are quietly fueling record demand for silver. 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