PFG.L - Provident Financial plc
| Previous close | 678.40 |
| Open | 678.40 |
| Bid | 667.60 x 25900 |
| Ask | 668.40 x 44600 |
| Day's range | 665.60 - 678.40 |
| 52-week range | 312.14 - 2,301.17 |
| Volume | 292,429 |
| Avg. volume | 1,545,694 |
| Market cap | 1.675B |
| Beta | -0.01 |
| PE ratio (TTM) | N/A |
| EPS (TTM) | -90.70 |
| Earnings date | 31 Jul 2018 |
| Forward dividend & yield | 0.98 (14.59%) |
| Ex-dividend date | 2017-10-26 |
| 1y target est | 782.77 |
- Fool.co.uk•15 days ago
Why I’d buy super-growth stock IQE plc over Provident Financial plc
Harvey Jones backs momentum multi-bagger IQE plc (LON: IQE) to outpace recovering Provident Financial plc (LON: PFG).
- Reuters - UK Focus•15 days ago
BUZZ-Provident Financial: returning to normal
** Shares of British sub-prime lender +6.7 pct, top of FTSE midcap index ** Co says recovery plans will deliver 2018 results in line with internal plans while its Vanquis bank unit reports profits ahead ...
- Reuters•15 days ago
Provident Financial says recovery plan on track
Shares in the company, which have fallen more than 70 percent in the aftermath of a pair of profit warnings last year, were projected to rise as much as 5 percent after opening. Provident, which has been dealing with regulatory investigations into elements of its business, swung into the red last year, prompting the departure of CEO Peter Crook and the suspension of its dividend. Vanquis' new customer bookings fell 28.7 percent to 87,000, but were in line with management plans, the company said, but customer numbers rose 7.8 percent to 1.7 million at the end of the first quarter.
- Reuters - UK Focus•15 days ago
Provident Financial says recovery plan on track
British sub-prime lender Provident Financial said on Wednesday its recovery plans would deliver 2018 results in line with internal plans while its Vanquis bank unit reported profits ahead of earlier forecasts. Provident, which has been dealing with regulatory investigations into elements of its business, swung into the red last year, prompting the departure of CEO Peter Crook and the suspension of its dividend. Vanquis' new customer bookings fell 28.7 percent to 87,000, but were in line with management plans, the company said, but customer numbers rose 7.8 percent to 1.7 million at the end of the first quarter.
- Fool.co.uk•28 days ago
Why I’d shun Provident Financial for this attractive alternative stock
Why I trust this firm to deliver for investors more than I do Provident Financial plc (LSE: PFG).
- Bloomberg•last month
U.K. Subprime Lender Provident Raises $469 Million in Offering
Provident Financial Plc raised 331 million pounds ($469 million) in a sale of new shares, signaling confidence in Chief Executive Officer Malcolm Le May’s strategy to turn around the U.K.’s oldest subprime ...
- Fool.co.uk•2 months ago
Should you follow Neil Woodford and buy shares of Provident Financial Group plc?
Following hints of a turnaround and an improved financial position, should investors follow Woodford into struggling Provident Financial Group plc (LON: PFG)?
- Fool.co.uk•2 months ago
Why I’d buy Neil Woodford favourite Provident Financial plc, along with this 5% yielder
Provident Financial plc (LON: PFG) looks set on a recovery path, and here's a 5% yielder that could go well with it.
- Fool.co.uk•2 months ago
Why I’d dump Provident Financial plc to buy this FTSE 100 growth stock
I'd dump Provident Financial plc's (LON: PFG) uncertainty for the steady outlook of this FTSE 100 (INDEXFTSE: UKX) growth champion.
- Reuters•2 months ago
Aberdeen Standard Investments behind Provident Financial lawsuit: source
Major UK investor Aberdeen Standard Investments (SLA.L) is behind a lawsuit that Provident Financial says it has received over alleged delays in disclosing an investigation into its credit card unit, a source familiar with the matter said. Provident Financial (PFG.L), a sub-prime lender, disclosed the lawsuit last month, without saying who was behind it. On the same day, Provident also said it had halted sales of a repayment plan offered by its credit card unit Vanquis Bank, pending an investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority.
- Reuters - UK Focus•2 months ago
Aberdeen Standard Investments behind Provident Financial lawsuit - source
Major UK investor Aberdeen Standard Investments is behind a lawsuit that Provident Financial says it has received over alleged delays in disclosing an investigation into its credit card unit, a source familiar with the matter said. Provident Financial (Other OTC: FPLPF - news) , a sub-prime lender, disclosed the lawsuit last month, without saying who was behind it. On the same day, Provident also said it had halted sales of a repayment plan offered by its credit card unit Vanquis Bank, pending an investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority.
- Reuters•3 months ago
Comcast's Sky bid pushes European media stocks to month high
M&A activity spiced up a choppy European trading session on Tuesday as Comcast made a surprise counterbid for pay-TV group Sky (SKYB.L), sending its shares soaring. The pan-European STOXX 600 (.STOXX) closed down 0.2 percent at 382.26 points, while U.S. markets dipped after Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said data pointed to a strengthening economy, increasing his confidence that inflation would rise. At the European close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) was down 0.06 percent, the S&P 500 (.SPX) lost 0.3.
- Reuters - UK Focus•3 months ago
Comcast's Sky bid pushes European media stocks to month high
M&A activity spiced up a choppy European trading session on Tuesday as Comcast made a surprise counterbid for pay-TV group Sky, sending its shares soaring. The pan-European STOXX 600 closed down 0.2 percent ...
- Bloomberg•3 months ago
Business As Usual in Subprime
Provident Financial's investors seem happy with more of the same.
- Reuters - UK Focus•3 months ago
Hedge funds caught short by Provident Financial squeeze
Hedge funds were caught out by a big short in Provident Financial (Other OTC: FPLPF - news) when the British sub-prime lender revealed plans to shore up its balance sheet on Tuesday, triggering a squeeze which drove a near 90 percent spike in its share price. Provident's 331 million pound ($462 million) fully underwritten cash-call was smaller than the 500 million pounds some had expected, catching a number of hedge funds on the hop and potentially exposing them to losses on their trades.
Sky News•3 months agoVanquis to pay £169m compensation to 1.2m credit card customers
The owner of credit card lender Vanquis, the troubled doorstep lender Provident Financial (Other OTC: FPLPF - news) , has been fined almost £2m and ordered to repay £169m to customers. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said Vanquis is to hand back interest charged to customers sold an add-on product called Repayment Option Plan (ROP) which was not fully explained. The compensation, the regulator said, covers charges from June 2003 to 31 March 2014 paid by 1.2 million of its 1.7m customers.
- Reuters•3 months ago
Provident Financial shares soar as capital raising seen as first step to recovery
The rights issue is the first sign of a long-awaited turnaround in the company which lost 70 percent of its value last year when it swung into the red after two profit warnings, that prompted the departure of CEO Peter Crook and the suspension of its dividend. It has also been under investigation by Britain's financial watchdog. Provident said the rights issue was backed by its two largest shareholders Invesco Asset Management and Woodford Investment Management, and would meet the costs of resolving a probe by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) into its Vanquis Bank unit.
- Reuters - UK Focus•3 months ago
Provident Financial shares soar as capital raising seen as first step to recovery
Shares in troubled Provident Financial (Other OTC: FPLPF - news) soared by more than 80 percent on Tuesday after the British sub-prime lender announced a 331 million pound ($462 mln) share sale that will increase its capital by more than a third. The rights issue is the first sign of a long-awaited turnaround in the company which lost 70 percent of its value last year when it swung into the red after two profit warnings, that prompted the departure of CEO Peter Crook and the suspension of its dividend. It has also been under investigation by Britain's financial watchdog.
- Reuters - UK Focus•3 months ago
Comcast's Sky bid bolsters FTSE ahead of Fed comments
Comcast (Swiss: CMCSA.SW - news) 's bid for pay-TV group Sky and strong results from housebuilder Persimmon kept Britain's FTSE 100 in positive territory on Tuesday, as investors awaited the first public comments from Jerome Powell as chairman of the Federal Reserve. Traders will watch closely to see whether Powell continues on the gradual monetary rate path pursued by his predecessor Janet Yellen, or whether he will take a more hawkish approach.
- Reuters - UK Focus•3 months ago
BUZZ-Provident Financial: Shares spike 75 pct as rights issue smaller than feared
** Shares of troubled Provident Financial up 75 pct, biggest boost to FTSE midcap index ** Three traders say a smaller-than-expected rights issue has set off a short-squeeze as hedge funds attempt to cover ...
- Bloomberg•3 months ago
Provident Soars the Most in 29 Years as It Settles With FCA
Provident Financial Plc settled of one of the regulatory probes that has hobbled the U.K. subprime lender since last summer, driving the shares up the most in almost 29 years.
