Paragon Banking Group PLC (LON:PAG - Get Free Report) insider Richard Woodman sold 259,904 shares of Paragon Banking Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 765 ($9.48), for a total transaction of £1,988,265.60 ($2,464,079.32).
Richard Woodman also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Friday, December 20th, Richard Woodman bought 2,241 shares of Paragon Banking Group stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 730 ($9.05) per share, for a total transaction of £16,359.30 ($20,274.26).
Paragon Banking Group Trading Up 4.9 %
Shares of LON:PAG opened at GBX 803.50 ($9.96) on Friday. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 747.82 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 750.29. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,217.42, a PEG ratio of 0.50 and a beta of 1.52. Paragon Banking Group PLC has a 52-week low of GBX 623.50 ($7.73) and a 52-week high of GBX 868 ($10.76). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 168.79, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a current ratio of 1.21.
Paragon Banking Group (LON:PAG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, December 3rd. The company reported GBX 101.10 ($1.25) earnings per share for the quarter. Paragon Banking Group had a net margin of 42.60% and a return on equity of 14.43%. Analysts expect that Paragon Banking Group PLC will post 104.0245566 EPS for the current year.
Paragon Banking Group Increases Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 6th will be given a dividend of GBX 27.20 ($0.34) per share. This is an increase from Paragon Banking Group's previous dividend of $13.20. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 6th. This represents a dividend yield of 3.64%. Paragon Banking Group's payout ratio is presently 6,060.61%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Separately, Shore Capital reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Paragon Banking Group in a research note 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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