Lion Finance Group (LON:BGEO) Sets New 1-Year High – Time to Buy?

Lion Finance Group PLC (LON:BGEO)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Monday . The company traded as high as 10,480.00 and last traded at 10,449.17, with a volume of 145875 shares. The stock had previously closed at 10,250.00.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Lion Finance Group from GBX 9,200 to £107 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, December 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, Lion Finance Group has an average rating of “Buy”.

Lion Finance Group Stock Up 1.8%

The stock has a market capitalization of $452.55 billion, a PE ratio of 2.20, a P/E/G ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 1.05. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of 9,576.03 and a 200 day moving average price of 8,486.78.

Lion Finance Group (LON:BGEO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, December 16th. The company reported 633.69 earnings per share for the quarter. Lion Finance Group had a return on equity of 38.89% and a net margin of 73.73%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Lion Finance Group PLC will post 1221.6828479 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Lion Finance Group

In other Lion Finance Group news, insider Archil Gachechiladze sold 80,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of 9,209.00, for a total value of 736,720,000.00. Also, insider Andrew McIntyre acquired 553 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was purchased at an average price of 9,033.00 per share, with a total value of 4,995,249.00. Corporate insiders own 8.71% of the company’s stock.

Lion Finance Group Company Profile

Lion Finance Group PLC (formerly Bank of Georgia Group PLC) is a FTSE 250 holding company whose main subsidiaries provide banking and financial services in the high-growth Georgian and Armenian markets through leading, customer-centric, universal banks – Bank of Georgia in Georgia and Ameriabank in Armenia. By building on our competitive strengths, we are committed to driving business growth, sustaining high profitability, and generating strong returns, while creating opportunities for our stakeholders and making a positive contribution in the communities where we operate.