Big Yellow Group Plc (LON:BYG) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Big Yellow Group Plc (LON:BYG) have received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six brokerages that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 1,227.17.

A number of analysts have issued reports on BYG shares. Jefferies Financial Group raised Big Yellow Group to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from GBX 1,200 to GBX 1,225 in a report on Monday, January 26th. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 1,383 price target on shares of Big Yellow Group in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded Big Yellow Group to a “sell” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from GBX 1,140 to GBX 860 in a report on Monday, March 30th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Big Yellow Group

In other news, insider Nicholas Vetch bought 32,915 shares of Big Yellow Group stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 23rd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 846 per share, with a total value of £278,460.90. Insiders own 12.87% of the company’s stock.

Big Yellow Group Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of LON BYG opened at GBX 827.50 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of £1.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 0.96. 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 business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 891.11 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 996.97. Big Yellow Group has a 1 year low of GBX 820.50 and a 1 year high of GBX 1,208.

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

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.