Big Yellow Group (LON:BYG) Insider Acquires £198,961.92 in Stock

Big Yellow Group Plc (LON:BYG) insider Nicholas Vetch purchased 21,816 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 20th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 912 per share, with a total value of £198,961.92.

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

• On Thursday, March 19th, Nicholas Vetch sold 54,731 shares of Big Yellow Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 913, for a total value of £499,694.03.

Big Yellow Group Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of BYG stock traded down GBX 4.11 on Monday, hitting GBX 871. The stock had a trading volume of 3,181,975 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,278,585. The company’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 1,012.74 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 1,032.64. Big Yellow Group Plc has a 1 year low of GBX 829 and a 1 year high of GBX 1,208. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.84, a current ratio of 0.26 and a quick ratio of 0.29. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.16, a P/E/G ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 0.88.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

Big Yellow Group Company Profile

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.