Insider Buying: Lion Finance Group (LON:BGEO) Insider Acquires 553 Shares of Stock

Lion Finance Group PLC (LON:BGEO) insider Andrew McIntyre acquired 553 shares of the firm’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.

Lion Finance Group Trading Down 0.9%

LON BGEO traded down 85.73 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting 9,069.27. 98,402 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 110,321. The firm has a market cap of $395.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1.96, a PEG ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 1.05. Lion Finance Group PLC has a 1-year low of 4,415.00 and a 1-year high of 9,155.00. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of 7,911.13 and a 200 day simple moving average of 7,446.92.

Lion Finance Group (LON:BGEO) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, November 20th. The company reported 350.53 EPS for the quarter. Lion Finance Group had a return on equity of 38.89% and a net margin of 73.73%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Lion Finance Group PLC will post 1221.6828479 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. started coverage on shares of Lion Finance Group in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. They set an “overweight” rating and a GBX 9,200 price target on the stock. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy”.

About Lion Finance Group

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.