London close: Stocks turn lower as BoE keeps rates on hold

1st Feb 2024 16:48

(Sharecast News) - London's financial markets finished in the red on Thursday, reversing earlier gains after the Bank of England maintained interest rates at current levels.

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Paragon Banking on track after "encouraging" Q1

26th Jan 2024 07:18

(Sharecast News) - Paragon Banking, the FTSE 250-listed mortgages, savings accounts and business finance provider, has delivered a confident outlook for the current financial year as it reiterated guidance following a solid first quarter.

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London close: Stocks finish higher ahead of Fed decision

13th Dec 2023 15:02

(Sharecast News) - London markets remained in positive territory by the close of Wednesday after weak UK GDP data led investors to anticipate a potential rate cut from the Bank of England.

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RBC Capital upgrades Paragon Banking Group

13th Dec 2023 07:41

(Sharecast News) - RBC Capital Markets upgraded Paragon Banking Group on Wednesday to 'outperform' from 'sector perform' and hiked the price target to 850p from 700p.

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London close: Stocks rise as investors digest US jobs data

6th Dec 2023 15:15

(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets finished with a positive performance on Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 both closing in the green.

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Paragon Banking shares jump on profit beat, share buyback

6th Dec 2023 07:15

(Sharecast News) - Shares in Paragon Banking surged on Wednesday after the company delivered a 25% jump in annual profits and announced another £50m share buyback following a stronger-than-expected full-year performance.

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Director dealings: CLS deputy chair linked to purchase, Paragon CEO covers tax bill

23rd Aug 2023 14:33

(Sharecast News) - CLS Holdings was on the list of director buys on Wednesday, after its deputy chairman was linked to a purchase worth more than £2.5m.

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Paragon Banking reports 'robust' nine month new business flows

25th Jul 2023 08:06

(Sharecast News) - Paragon Banking Group described its performance for the first nine months of its financial year as "strong", on the back of "robust" new business flows, and reiterated its guidance.

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Paragon Banking lifts NIM, mortgage lending guidance; shares jump

6th Jun 2023 09:32

(Sharecast News) - Paragon Banking lifted its full-year guidance for net interest margin and mortgage lending on Tuesday, and increased its buyback programme, sending shares sharply higher.

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Paragon Banking Group raises FY23 net interest margin guidance

27th Jan 2023 07:15

(Sharecast News) - Paragon Banking Group raised its guidance for net interest margins in the 2023 fiscal year.

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Full-year profits jump at Paragon Banking

6th Dec 2022 08:15

(Sharecast News) - Paragon Banking reported a surge in full-year profits on Tuesday as lending grew.

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Paragon Banking names Robert East as chairman designate

28th Jul 2022 08:34

(Sharecast News) - Lender Paragon Banking Group named Robert East as its chairman designate on Thursday, succeeding Fiona Clutterbuck on 1 September.

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Paragon Banking delivers 'another strong performance' in Q3

27th Jul 2022 08:05

(Sharecast News) - Finance provider Paragon Banking Group said on Wednesday that it had delivered "another strong performance" in the three months ended 30 June, leading it to reconfirm full-year guidance.

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RBC Capital Markets raises target price on Paragon Banking

20th Jun 2022 12:07

(Sharecast News) - Analysts at RBC Capital Markets raised their target price on specialist finance provider Paragon Banking Group from 560.0p to 600.0p on Monday following the firm's first-half results.

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Paragon Banking posts record H1 profits, upgrades FY guidance

14th Jun 2022 09:51

(Sharecast News) - Paragon Banking Group upgraded its full-year guidance on Tuesday as it reported record first-half profits, driven by an improving rate environment and strong new business pipeline.

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