Paragon Banking Group (PAG) Competitors GBX 686.50 -53.50 (-7.23%) As of 04/4/2025 12:06 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock PAG vs. JD, SIG, RS1, BBY, HSTG, PETS, ELA, COST, BOOT, and BIGShould you be buying Paragon Banking Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Paragon Banking Group include JD Sports Fashion (JD), Signature Aviation (SIG), RS Group (RS1), Balfour Beatty (BBY), Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) (HSTG), Pets at Home Group (PETS), Eland Oil & Gas (ELA), Costain Group (COST), Henry Boot (BOOT), and Big Technologies (BIG). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. Paragon Banking Group vs. JD Sports Fashion Signature Aviation RS Group Balfour Beatty Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) Pets at Home Group Eland Oil & Gas Costain Group Henry Boot Big Technologies JD Sports Fashion (LON:JD) and Paragon Banking Group (LON:PAG) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in JD or PAG? 33.0% of JD Sports Fashion shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of Paragon Banking Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.9% of JD Sports Fashion shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Paragon Banking Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is JD or PAG more profitable? Paragon Banking Group has a net margin of 25.14% compared to JD Sports Fashion's net margin of 3.17%. JD Sports Fashion's return on equity of 14.97% beat Paragon Banking Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets JD Sports Fashion3.17% 14.97% 7.05% Paragon Banking Group 25.14%14.13%1.09% Is JD or PAG a better dividend stock? JD Sports Fashion pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Paragon Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. JD Sports Fashion pays out 1,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Paragon Banking Group pays out 43.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Paragon Banking Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has better valuation and earnings, JD or PAG? JD Sports Fashion has higher revenue and earnings than Paragon Banking Group. Paragon Banking Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JD Sports Fashion, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJD Sports Fashion£10.79B0.32£342.20M£0.10672.60Paragon Banking Group£738.64M1.86£185.69M£92.657.41 Does the media refer more to JD or PAG? In the previous week, Paragon Banking Group had 7 more articles in the media than JD Sports Fashion. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Paragon Banking Group and 4 mentions for JD Sports Fashion. Paragon Banking Group's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat JD Sports Fashion's score of 0.09 indicating that Paragon Banking Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment JD Sports Fashion 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Paragon Banking Group 6 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend JD or PAG? JD Sports Fashion currently has a consensus target price of GBX 103.33, indicating a potential upside of 53.63%. Paragon Banking Group has a consensus target price of GBX 875, indicating a potential upside of 27.46%. Given JD Sports Fashion's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe JD Sports Fashion is more favorable than Paragon Banking Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score JD Sports Fashion 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75Paragon Banking Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community favor JD or PAG? Paragon Banking Group received 170 more outperform votes than JD Sports Fashion when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 79.86% of users gave JD Sports Fashion an outperform vote while only 77.84% of users gave Paragon Banking Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformJD Sports FashionOutperform Votes57179.86% Underperform Votes14420.14% Paragon Banking GroupOutperform Votes74177.84% Underperform Votes21122.16% Which has more volatility and risk, JD or PAG? JD Sports Fashion has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paragon Banking Group has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryParagon Banking Group beats JD Sports Fashion on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Paragon Banking Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PAG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PAG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricParagon Banking GroupMortgage Finance IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£1.37B£634.81M£3.92B£2.43BDividend Yield5.12%7.03%4.20%4.94%P/E Ratio7.418.2015.42127.39Price / Sales1.8649.151,590.72261,764.23Price / Cash0.4526.1949.4128.19Price / Book1.031.653.274.37Net Income£185.69M£78.23M£1.28B£5.83B7 Day Performance-11.19%-2.21%3.11%2.03%1 Month Performance-6.73%-3.49%1.14%0.16%1 Year Performance2.48%8.00%5.99%96.02% Paragon Banking Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PAGParagon Banking Group4.2077 of 5 starsGBX 686.50-7.2%GBX 875+27.5%+0.2%£1.37B£738.64M7.4126,500Dividend IncreaseInsider TradeGap UpHigh Trading VolumeJDJD Sports Fashion1.7134 of 5 starsGBX 75.76-5.1%GBX 118.75+56.7%-50.5%£3.92B£10.79B757.60385,400News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeSIGSignature AviationN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.29B£1.41B-495.0030,900News CoverageRS1RS Group3.3063 of 5 starsGBX 581.50-0.9%GBX 840+44.5%-27.2%£2.74B£2.91B15.036,500BBYBalfour Beatty3.166 of 5 starsGBX 452.60+0.5%GBX 542.50+19.9%+7.3%£2.31B£7.72B10.57105,000Insider TradeNews CoverageHSTGHastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.65B£763.70M19.053,372High Trading VolumePETSPets at Home Group2.828 of 5 starsGBX 233.40-3.2%GBX 340+45.7%-19.0%£1.06B£1.41B14.19210Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownELAEland Oil & GasN/AN/AN/AN/A£357.57M£207.73M5.53260COSTCostain Group0.699 of 5 starsGBX 106.50+0.9%GBX 105-1.4%+29.4%£285.26M£1.28B9.513,270BOOTHenry BootN/AGBX 212+2.9%N/A+16.5%£284.87M£286.51M25.218,400Insider TradeBIGBig TechnologiesN/AGBX 67.20+4.7%N/A-55.9%£190.88M£53.85M15.0536,200News CoverageHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies JD Sports Fashion Competitors Signature Aviation Competitors RS Group Competitors Balfour Beatty Competitors Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) Competitors Pets at Home Group Competitors Eland Oil & Gas Competitors Costain Group Competitors Henry Boot Competitors Big Technologies Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:PAG) was last updated on 4/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredAmerica’s Retirement Accounts Are at Risk—Here’s WhyWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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