Paragon Banking Group PLC

BATS-CHIXE:PAGL Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£1.5b

Paragon Banking Group Valuation

Is PAGL undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of PAGL when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: PAGL (£7.28) is trading below our estimate of fair value (£18.03)

Significantly Below Fair Value: PAGL is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for PAGL?

Key metric: As PAGL is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for PAGL. This is calculated by dividing PAGL's market cap by their current earnings.
What is PAGL's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio7.4x
EarningsUK£197.90m
Market CapUK£1.47b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does PAGL's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for PAGL vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average15.8x
OSB OSB Group
3.6x-3.8%UK£1.4b
NBS Nationwide Building Society
0.9xn/aUK£1.2b
MAB1 Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings)
34.4x26.4%UK£369.8m
IHP IntegraFin Holdings
24.4x9.5%UK£1.3b
PAGL Paragon Banking Group
7.4x0.2%UK£1.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: PAGL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.4x) compared to the peer average (15.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does PAGL's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the GB Diversified Financial Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
NBS Nationwide Building Society
0.9xn/aUS$1.51b
No more companies available in this PE range
No. of Companies3PE01020304050+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: PAGL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.4x) compared to the UK Diversified Financial industry average (14.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is PAGL's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

PAGL PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio7.4x
Fair PE Ratio14x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: PAGL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst PAGL forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUK£7.28
UK£8.53
+17.2%
9.3%UK£9.70UK£6.40n/a11
Nov ’25UK£6.92
UK£8.74
+26.4%
5.2%UK£9.70UK£8.00n/a9
Oct ’25UK£7.77
UK£8.74
+12.5%
5.2%UK£9.70UK£8.00n/a9
Sep ’25UK£7.72
UK£8.74
+13.3%
5.2%UK£9.70UK£8.00n/a9
Aug ’25UK£7.83
UK£8.74
+11.7%
5.2%UK£9.70UK£8.00n/a9
Jul ’25UK£7.41
UK£8.51
+14.8%
10.0%UK£9.70UK£6.40n/a10
Jun ’25UK£7.60
UK£7.81
+2.7%
10.0%UK£8.75UK£6.40n/a10
May ’25UK£7.09
UK£7.75
+9.4%
12.2%UK£9.25UK£6.05n/a10
Apr ’25UK£6.89
UK£7.75
+12.6%
12.2%UK£9.25UK£6.05n/a10
Mar ’25UK£6.64
UK£7.65
+15.2%
11.8%UK£9.25UK£6.05n/a12
Feb ’25UK£6.52
UK£7.46
+14.5%
13.4%UK£9.25UK£5.40n/a12
Jan ’25UK£6.99
UK£7.32
+4.7%
13.9%UK£9.25UK£5.40n/a12
Dec ’24UK£4.84
UK£6.83
+41.3%
13.0%UK£8.00UK£4.70n/a12
Nov ’24UK£4.45
UK£7.03
+57.8%
9.2%UK£8.00UK£5.60UK£6.9211
Oct ’24UK£4.95
UK£7.07
+42.8%
8.7%UK£8.00UK£5.60UK£7.7711
Sep ’24UK£5.25
UK£7.07
+34.9%
8.7%UK£8.00UK£5.60UK£7.7211
Aug ’24UK£5.22
UK£7.04
+34.8%
9.0%UK£8.00UK£5.60UK£7.8310
Jul ’24UK£5.33
UK£7.02
+31.9%
8.6%UK£8.00UK£5.60UK£7.4111
Jun ’24UK£4.88
UK£6.85
+40.4%
8.0%UK£7.65UK£5.40UK£7.6011
May ’24UK£5.01
UK£6.85
+36.7%
8.0%UK£7.65UK£5.40UK£7.0911
Apr ’24UK£5.21
UK£6.84
+31.3%
7.7%UK£7.65UK£5.40UK£6.8912
Mar ’24UK£5.97
UK£6.84
+14.6%
7.7%UK£7.65UK£5.40UK£6.6412
Feb ’24UK£6.15
UK£6.84
+11.3%
7.7%UK£7.65UK£5.40UK£6.5212
Jan ’24UK£5.67
UK£6.74
+18.9%
6.1%UK£7.35UK£5.60UK£6.9912
Dec ’23UK£4.64
UK£6.37
+37.2%
13.6%UK£7.10UK£4.25UK£4.8411
Nov ’23UK£4.29
UK£6.37
+48.4%
13.6%UK£7.10UK£4.25UK£4.4511

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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