Big Yellow Group (LON:BYG) Insider Acquires £33,080 in Stock

Big Yellow Group Plc (LON:BYG) insider Michael O’Donnell purchased 4,000 shares of Big Yellow Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 827 per share, for a total transaction of £33,080.

Big Yellow Group Price Performance

BYG stock traded down GBX 3.50 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting GBX 825.50. The stock had a trading volume of 363,128 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,472,631. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 891.11 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 996.97. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.47, a P/E/G ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a current ratio of 0.26, a quick ratio of 0.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.84. Big Yellow Group Plc has a 52 week low of GBX 820.50 and a 52 week high of GBX 1,208.

Big Yellow Group (LON:BYG) last released its earnings results on Monday, May 18th. The company reported GBX 63.80 earnings per share for the quarter. Big Yellow Group had a return on equity of 5.06% and a net margin of 63.14%.The firm had revenue of £209.08 million during the quarter. As a group, research analysts forecast that Big Yellow Group Plc will post 57.4799434 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on BYG shares. Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 1,323 price target on shares of Big Yellow Group in a report on Tuesday. Jefferies Financial Group raised Big Yellow Group to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from GBX 1,200 to GBX 1,225 in a report on Monday, January 26th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut Big Yellow Group to a “sell” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from GBX 1,140 to GBX 860 in a report on Monday, March 30th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 1,217.17.

About Big Yellow Group

Big Yellow is the UK’s brand leader in self storage.
Our diverse customer base, strong brand and location of our 109 stores helps us deliver a resilient performance.
We are committed to innovation in customer engagement, harnessing technology and investing in the development of our store teams. This dedication puts exceptional customer service at the heart of what we do, whilst ensuring we continue to operate a sustainable business.