Big Yellow Group (BYG) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Big Yellow is the UK's brand leader in self storage. Big Yellow now operates from a platform of 109 stores, including 24 stores branded as Armadillo Self Storage. We have a pipeline of 0.9 million sq ft comprising 13 proposed Big Yellow self storage facilities. The current maximum lettable area of the existing platform (including Armadillo) is 6.4 million sq ft. When fully built out the portfolio will provide approximately 7.3 million sq ft of flexible storage space. 99% of our stores and sites by value are held freehold and long leasehold, with the remaining 1% short leasehold. The Group has pioneered the development of the latest generation of self storage facilities, which utilise state of the art technology and are located in high profile, accessible, main road locations. Our focus on the location and visibility of our stores, with excellent customer service, a market-leading online platform, and significant and increasing investment in sustainability, has created in Big Yellow the most recognised brand name in the UK self storage industry.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 1,052 to 1,072
• 50-Day Range: 1,062 to 1,336
• 52-Week Range: 989 to 1,344
• Volume: 608,608 shs
• Average Volume: 446,491 shs
• Market Capitalization: £2.08 billion
• P/E Ratio: 844.44
• Dividend Yield: 4.23%
• Price Target: GBX 1,343
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Big Yellow Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Big Yellow Group scored higher than 58% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Big Yellow Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Big Yellow Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Big Yellow Group is 844.44, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 127.32.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Big Yellow Group is 844.44, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 270.98.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Big Yellow Group has a PEG Ratio of 2.40. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Big Yellow Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.85. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for BYG.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Big Yellow Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.71%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Big Yellow Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Big Yellow Group is 3,571.43%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for BYG.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.01

News Sentiment

Big Yellow Group has a news sentiment score of 1.01. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Big Yellow Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for BYG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Big Yellow Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 6.16% of the stock of Big Yellow Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

81.73% of the stock of Big Yellow Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

BYG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BYG shares performed this year?

Big Yellow Group's stock was trading at GBX 1,222 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, BYG shares have decreased by 12.9% and is now trading at GBX 1,064.
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How do I buy shares of Big Yellow Group?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Big Yellow Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Big Yellow Group investors own include Intel (INTC), Barclays (BARC), British Land (BLND), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Diageo (DGE), HSBC (HSBA) and Phoenix Group (PHNX).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: REIT - Industrial
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:BYG
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.bigyellow.co.uk
• Phone: +44-1276-470190
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 503
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 1,343
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 1,385
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 1,285
• Potential Upside/Downside: +26.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 1.26
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 844.44
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.51
• P/E Growth: 2.4
• Net Income: £239.83 million
• Net Margins: 120.14%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 10.36%
• Return on Assets: 2.84%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 16.76
• Current Ratio: 0.36
• Quick Ratio: 0.29

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £199.62 million
• Price / Sales: 10.43
• Cash Flow: GBX 5.06 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 210.19
• Book Value: GBX 1,255 per share
• Price / Book: 0.85

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 195,620,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £2.08 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.72