Paragon Banking Group (LON:PAG) Insider Peter Hill Buys 382 Shares

Paragon Banking Group PLC (LON:PAG) insider Peter Hill acquired 382 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 11th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 784 per share, with a total value of £2,994.88.

Paragon Banking Group Stock Performance

Paragon Banking Group stock opened at GBX 783 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of £1.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.50 and a beta of 1.17. Paragon Banking Group PLC has a 12 month low of GBX 650.50 and a 12 month high of GBX 981. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 120.17, a current ratio of 0.28 and a quick ratio of 1.48. The stock’s 50-day moving average is GBX 861.70 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 852.48.

Paragon Banking Group (LON:PAG) last announced its earnings results on Friday, January 16th. The company reported GBX 91.20 EPS for the quarter. Paragon Banking Group had a return on equity of 12.75% and a net margin of 21.40%. Equities analysts anticipate that Paragon Banking Group PLC will post 104.0245566 earnings per share for the current year.

Paragon Banking Group declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, December 3rd that authorizes the company to buyback 0 outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have weighed in on PAG shares. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 1,020 target price on shares of Paragon Banking Group in a report on Friday, January 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a GBX 1,050 price objective on shares of Paragon Banking Group in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Shore Capital Group increased their price objective on shares of Paragon Banking Group from GBX 1,040 to GBX 1,055 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 1,028.20.

Key Stories Impacting Paragon Banking Group

Here are the key news stories impacting Paragon Banking Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Senior analysts continue to rate PAG positively (multiple “buy”/”outperform” notes and average target ~GBX 1,028), which provides upward earnings/valuation support.
• Positive Sentiment: The company has a board-approved share buyback programme (announced earlier), a structural positive that can support the share price over time.
• Positive Sentiment: Several insiders made small purchases this week — Graeme Yorston bought 500 shares (~GBX 787 each) and non-exec Peter Hill bought 382 shares (~GBX 784 each) — signalling some board-level confidence, though sizes are modest. Read More. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Executives have exercised long‑term share awards and (in disclosures) increased equity stakes — this can be interpreted as management alignment with shareholders, but may also be followed by routine disposals to meet tax or diversification needs. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Large insider sales this week: Richard Woodman sold 67,669 shares and Nigel S. Terrington sold 102,876 shares (both around GBX 777), representing material disposals by insiders that likely increased selling pressure on the stock today. Read More.

About Paragon Banking Group

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.
Its operations are organised into two lending divisions and lending is funded largely by retail deposits.