Bank of Georgia Group (BGEO) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Bank of Georgia Group PLC, through its subsidiaries, provides banking and financial services with focus on the Georgian and Armenian markets. It operates through Retail Banking, SME Banking, Corporate Investment Banking, and BNB segments. The Retail Banking segment offers consumer loans, mortgage loans, overdrafts, credit cards, and other credit facilities; funds transfer and settlement services; and handles customers' deposits for individuals and legal entities. This segment primarily serves mass retail and affluent, and high-net-worth client segments. The SME Banking segment provides SME loans, micro loans, and consumer and mortgage loans; funds transfers and settlement services; and handles customers' deposits for legal entities. This segment serves small and medium-sized enterprises; and micro businesses. The Corporate Investment Banking segment provides loans and other credit facilities, funds transfers and settlement services, trade finance services, and documentary operations support services; handles saving and term deposits for corporate and institutional customers; and offers brokerage services. The BNB segment provides retail and corporate banking services to clients in Belarus. Bank of Georgia Group PLC was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 4,833.05 to 4,990
• 50-Day Range: 3,620 to 4,950
• 52-Week Range: 3,290 to 5,510
• Volume: 75,598 shs
• Average Volume: 116,214 shs
• Market Capitalization: £2.19 billion
• P/E Ratio: 376.83
• Dividend Yield: 4.74%
• Price Target: GBX 5,900
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Bank of Georgia Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Bank of Georgia Group scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Bank of Georgia Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Bank of Georgia Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Bank of Georgia Group is 376.83, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 119.56.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Bank of Georgia Group is 376.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 400.96.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Bank of Georgia Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.88. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Bank of Georgia Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.36. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for BGEO.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Bank of Georgia Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.15%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Bank of Georgia Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Bank of Georgia Group is 1,785.99%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for BGEO.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.59

News Sentiment

Bank of Georgia Group has a news sentiment score of 0.59. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Bank of Georgia Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Bank of Georgia Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £20,286 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

25.89% of the stock of Bank of Georgia Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

52.42% of the stock of Bank of Georgia Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

BGEO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BGEO shares performed this year?

Bank of Georgia Group's stock was trading at GBX 3,975 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, BGEO shares have increased by 23.1% and is now trading at GBX 4,895.
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How do I buy shares of Bank of Georgia Group?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Bank of Georgia Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Bank of Georgia Group investors own include Intel (INTC), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Meta Platforms (META), Bank of America (BAC), NVIDIA (NVDA), Block (SQ) and TBC Bank Group (TBCG).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Banks—Regional
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:BGEO
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: bgeo.com
• Phone: +44-20-31784052
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 9,398
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 5,900
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 5,900
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 5,900
• Potential Upside/Downside: +20.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 12.99
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 376.83
• Forward P/E Ratio: 4.01
• P/E Growth: 0.88
• Net Income: £2.15 billion
• Net Margins: 77.88%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 40.31%
• Return on Assets: 5.73%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £2.76 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.79
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: £136.50 per share
• Price / Book: 0.36

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 44,710,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £2.19 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.05