BYG LSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Big Yellow Group Plc · Real Estate · Reit - Industrial

Latest close 887.5 GBP
-0.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -3.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 21.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.2%, after a 1.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 53/100.

Setup score 41 out of 100
Latest Close 887.5 GBP 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -0.2% latest completed week
4W Return 1.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return -0.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 38.5% 20 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.2x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -3.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 21.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.2%, after a 1.4% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.2x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
30 Jan 6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.1212-week average 0.10

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure4/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.12Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 1.4% over four weeks, -0.9% over 12 weeks, and -3.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-0.2%
4W1.4%
12W-0.9%
26W-14.5%
52W-3.2%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year20
Trend breadth38.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.62Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change408.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-15.38Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change6.6%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 87%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength4/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 97; rank 1 is best.
Value13/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 88; rank 1 is best.
Quality9/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 92; rank 1 is best.
Momentum14/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 87; rank 1 is best.
Growth5/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 96; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
14.0x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
8.3x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
15.7x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
4.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
69.6%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
62.4%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
52.1%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
3.2%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
2.2%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-38.2%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-5.0%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
3/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
5.3%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
5.3%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
3.5x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 29 relevant articles.

5 positive · 24 neutral · 0 negative
Patient CapitalRecent

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-26.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.4%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher10 of 2616 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.3%Week of 26 Jun.
Worst week-11.1%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week-0.2%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses12
Sharp losses4
Recent vol3.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.3% / -3.0%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 2026887.5 GBP-0.2%923.7 GBP1,034 GBP0.62-15.383.3MOff
24 Jul 2026889.5 GBP1.1%928.2 GBP1,035 GBP0.54-14.474.5MOff
17 Jul 2026879.5 GBP1.0%932.5 GBP1,037 GBP0.40-14.723.1MOff
10 Jul 2026870.5 GBP-0.6%936.7 GBP1,038 GBP0.16-15.112.2MOff
3 Jul 2026875.5 GBP-2.0%941.8 GBP1,039 GBP-0.20-16.472.3MOff
26 Jun 2026893.8 GBP7.3%951.3 GBP1,040 GBP-0.67-13.89441.1KOff
19 Jun 2026832.9 GBP-0.9%957.8 GBP1,041 GBP-1.05-19.123.0MOff
12 Jun 2026840.2 GBP4.8%966.3 GBP1,043 GBP-1.24-19.75654.7KOff
5 Jun 2026801.7 GBP-4.4%975.7 GBP1,045 GBP-1.28-23.10438.2KOff
29 May 2026838.3 GBP1.6%986.0 GBP1,047 GBP-1.17-20.462.5MOff
22 May 2026824.8 GBP-1.1%997.0 GBP1,049 GBP-1.05-22.604.7MOff
15 May 2026833.8 GBP-6.9%1,007 GBP1,051 GBP-1.02-20.264.2MOff
8 May 2026895.3 GBP-0.6%1,011 GBP1,053 GBP-0.96-15.262.8MOff
1 May 2026900.8 GBP-0.4%1,016 GBP1,055 GBP-1.02-16.315.1MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.