Nicholas Vetch Buys 32,915 Shares of Big Yellow Group (LON:BYG) Stock

Big Yellow Group Plc (LON:BYG) insider Nicholas Vetch purchased 32,915 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 23rd. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 846 per share, for a total transaction of £278,460.90.

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 shares were bought at an average price of GBX 912 per share, with a total value of £198,961.92.
• 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 Price Performance

BYG stock opened at GBX 878 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 1,002.58 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 1,030.93. The firm has a market cap of £1.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.26, a PEG ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.84, a quick ratio of 0.29 and a current ratio of 0.26. Big Yellow Group Plc has a 1 year low of GBX 829 and a 1 year high of GBX 1,208.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group raised Big Yellow Group to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the company from GBX 1,200 to GBX 1,225 in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Berenberg Bank reissued 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. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus 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.