Safestore (LON:SAFE) Hits New 52-Week Low – What’s Next?

Safestore Holdings Plc (LON:SAFE – Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Thursday. The company traded as low as GBX 500.50 and last traded at GBX 502.50, with a volume of 81222703 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 525.50.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

SAFE has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Peel Hunt reissued an “add” rating and issued a GBX 640 price target on shares of Safestore in a report on Monday, July 13th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 700 target price on shares of Safestore in a research report on Friday, September 4th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 788 target price on shares of Safestore in a research note on Friday, September 4th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 709.33.

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Safestore Stock Performance

The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 582.04 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 619.69. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 49.06, a current ratio of 0.39 and a quick ratio of 0.90.

Insider Activity at Safestore

In other Safestore news, insider Simon Clinton bought 6,258 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, September 4th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 556 per share, for a total transaction of £34,794.48. Also, insider Frederic Vecchioli sold 15,251 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 584, for a total transaction of £89,065.84. Corporate insiders own 7.91% of the company’s stock.

Safestore Company Profile

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Safestore Holdings plc (LSE: SAFE) is the UK’s largest self-storage group and a constituent of the FTSE-250 Index. Founded in 1998, Safestore provides flexible, affordable storage solutions to residential and business customers, operating as a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT). The Group is headquartered in Borehamwood and listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.

Safestore is the UK’s largest self-storage group with 215 stores across seven European countries, including over 140 stores in the UK – of which, 79 are in London and the South East, with further locations in Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Bristol, and Leeds.

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