Big Yellow Group (LON:BYG) Insider Sells £499,694.03 in Stock

Big Yellow Group Plc (LON:BYG) insider Nicholas Vetch sold 54,731 shares of Big Yellow Group stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 Monday, March 23rd, Nicholas Vetch purchased 32,915 shares of Big Yellow Group stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 846 per share, for a total transaction of £278,460.90.
• On Friday, March 20th, Nicholas Vetch purchased 21,816 shares of Big Yellow Group stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 912 per share, for a total transaction of £198,961.92.

Big Yellow Group Trading Up 1.3%

LON BYG opened at GBX 878 on Thursday. Big Yellow Group Plc has a 12-month low of GBX 829 and a 12-month high of GBX 1,208. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 1,002.58 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 1,030.93. The company has a current ratio of 0.26, a quick ratio of 0.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.84. The stock has a market cap of £1.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.26, a P/E/G ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 0.88.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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