Paragon Banking Group PLC (PAG) is a leading mortgage finance business based in the UK. It opened the day at 535.167p after a previous close of 526p. During the day the price has varied from a low of 535.167p to a high of 537.5p. The latest price was 533.5p (25 minute delay). Paragon Banking Group is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and employs 1,450 staff. All prices are listed in pence sterling.
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Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value.
Paragon Banking Group's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 9x. In other words, Paragon Banking Group shares trade at around 9x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the FTSE 250 at the end of September 2019 (19.71). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Paragon Banking Group's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.55. A PEG ratio over 1 can be interpreted as meaning shares are overvalued at the current rate of growth, or may anticipate an acceleration in growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Paragon Banking Group's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Since the stock market crash that started in February 2020, Paragon Banking Group's share price has had significant positive movement.
Its last market close was 599.5p, which is 14.85% up on its pre-crash value of 510.5p and 176.27% up on the lowest point reached during the March 2020 crash when the shares fell as low as 217p.
If you had bought £1,000 worth of Paragon Banking Group shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth £503.21 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth £1,167.47.
| Open | 535.167p |
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| High | 537.5p |
| Low | 535.167p |
| Close | 533.5p |
| Previous close | 526p |
| Change | 7.5p |
| Change % | 1.4259% |
| Volume | 604,275 |
| 52-week range | 432.5388p - 597p |
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| 50-day moving average | 549.26p |
| 200-day moving average | 533.657p |
| Wall St. target price | 611.33p |
| PE ratio | 9.373 |
| Dividend yield | 26.1p (4.42%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | 63p |
Dividend yield: 4.42% of stock value
Forward annual dividend yield: 4.42% of stock value
Dividend payout ratio: 34.29% of net profits
Paragon Banking Group has recently paid out dividends equivalent to 4.42% of its share value annually.
Paragon Banking Group has paid out, on average, around 34.29% of recent net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 4.42% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), shareholders could enjoy a 4.42% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Paragon Banking Group's case, that would currently equate to about 26.1p per share.
While Paragon Banking Group's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that it may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.
The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 27 January 2022 (the "ex-dividend date").
Over the last 12 months, Paragon Banking Group's shares have ranged in value from as little as 432.5388p up to 597p. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (LSE average) beta is 1, while Paragon Banking Group's is 1.6458. This would suggest that Paragon Banking Group's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
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