Lion Finance Group (LON:BGEO) Reaches New 12-Month High – What’s Next?

Shares of Lion Finance Group PLC (LON:BGEO) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as 9,530.00 and last traded at 9,513.02, with a volume of 49194 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at 9,350.00.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Lion Finance Group Stock Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $412.40 billion, a PE ratio of 2.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 1.05. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is 8,822.20 and its 200-day simple moving average is 7,980.67.

Lion Finance Group (LON:BGEO) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, December 16th. The company reported 633.69 EPS for the quarter. Lion Finance Group had a net margin of 73.73% and a return on equity of 38.89%. Sell-side analysts expect that Lion Finance Group PLC will post 1221.6828479 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Lion Finance Group

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

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.