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Paragon Banking Group PLC
Financial Services · Mortgage Finance · LSE
$743.50
Data: 2026-06-05
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

Unknown MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$1.4B
Total market value of the company
8.21
Very cheap relative to earnings
6.05
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+0.7%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
35.1%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
12.0%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$1,040.00
+40% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
STRONG_BUY
Consensus view from 11 analysts covering this stock
About Paragon Banking Group PLC

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, and owner-occupied first and second charge lending. The Commercial Lending segment comprises equipment leasing, development finance, structured lending, and other offerings for SME customers, as well as motor finance business. This segment also provides hire purchase, business loans, and operating and finance leasing. In addition, it offers a range of savings products; and deposits taking, residential mortgages, loan and vehicle finance, surveyors and property consulting, contract hire, asset administration, asset and development finance, consumer loan finance, and asset investment services, as well as acts as an asset finance broker. The company was formerly known as The Paragon Group of Companies PLC and changed its name to Paragon Banking Group PLC in September 2017. Paragon Banking Group PLC was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Solihull, the United Kingdom.

https://www.paragonbankinggroup.co.uk

Country: United Kingdom Employees: 1,386 Industry: Mortgage Finance
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
FAIL
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
0.0% N/A
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% N/A
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% N/A
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% N/A
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

MARKUP
Price trending up with increasing momentum
0.174
Positive but modest risk-adjusted returns
0.0022
Marginal edge — very small allocation suggested
0.042
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
1.1%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-26.6%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
CRISIS
Elevated risk detected — extreme caution warranted
Days in State
84
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

1.18
Moves slightly more than the broader market
52W High
$981.00
24% below the year high
52W Low
$681.50
9% above the year low
Avg Volume
481,806
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
N/A
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
N/A
581.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$0.90
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

166.67
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
1.17
Adequate but worth monitoring
Quick Ratio
1.17
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
58.9%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
60.7%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
N/A
Negative — the business is spending more than it generates
Revenue (TTM)
$507M
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$178M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
11
Target High
$1,150.00
Target Median
$1,040.00
Target Low
$846.00
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-06-05

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