Insider Selling: Big Yellow Group (LON:BYG) Insider Sells 54,731 Shares of Stock

Big Yellow Group Plc (LON:BYG) insider Nicholas Vetch sold 54,731 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 913, for a total transaction of £499,694.03.

Nicholas Vetch also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, March 20th, Nicholas Vetch acquired 21,816 shares of Big Yellow Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 912 per share, for a total transaction of £198,961.92.

Big Yellow Group Stock Performance

LON:BYG traded down GBX 4.11 during trading on Monday, reaching GBX 871. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,181,975 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,278,585. Big Yellow Group Plc has a 12 month low of GBX 829 and a 12 month high of GBX 1,208. The firm has a market cap of £1.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 0.88. The firm has a 50 day moving average of GBX 1,012.74 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 1,032.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.84, a quick ratio of 0.29 and a current ratio of 0.26.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 1,383 price objective on shares of Big Yellow Group in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Big Yellow Group to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the stock from GBX 1,200 to GBX 1,225 in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, Big Yellow Group has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of GBX 1,300.60.

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.