Paragon Banking Group PLC (LON:PAG - Get Free Report) insider Richard Woodman bought 2,241 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 20th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 730 ($9.17) per share, with a total value of £16,359.30 ($20,559.63).
Paragon Banking Group Trading Down 0.2 %
Shares of PAG opened at GBX 735.50 ($9.24) on Friday. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 739.55 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 753.23. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.49 billion, a PE ratio of 1,114.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.50 and a beta of 1.52. Paragon Banking Group PLC has a 12-month low of GBX 623.50 ($7.84) and a 12-month high of GBX 868 ($10.91). The company has a quick ratio of 1.48, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 168.79.
Paragon Banking Group Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 6th will be given a dividend of GBX 27.20 ($0.34) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 6th. This is an increase from Paragon Banking Group's previous dividend of $13.20. This represents a yield of 3.64%. Paragon Banking Group's dividend payout ratio is presently 6,060.61%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, Shore Capital reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Paragon Banking Group in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th.
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Paragon Banking Group Company Profile
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Paragon Banking Group PLC provides financial products and services in the United Kingdom. It operates in two segments, Mortgage Lending and Commercial Lending. The Mortgage Lending segment offers buy-to-let mortgages, as well as includes owner-occupied first and second charge mortgages. The Commercial Lending segment comprises SME lending, such as hire purchase, and finance and operating leases; and provides development finance, motor finance, structured lending, and other products.
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