Bytes Technology Group (LON:BYIT) Hits New 52-Week High – What’s Next?

Shares of Bytes Technology Group plc (LON:BYIT) hit a new 52-week high on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 448.20 and last traded at GBX 445.20, with a volume of 14591209 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 401.80.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on BYIT shares. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on Bytes Technology Group from £3,200 to £3,700 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, June 25th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised Bytes Technology Group to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from GBX 410 to GBX 500 in a research note on Wednesday, August 26th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of £620.36.

Bytes Technology Group Stock Up 11.8%

The firm’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 412.67 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 359.21. The company has a market capitalization of £1.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.67, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.44, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 0.98.

Insider Transactions at Bytes Technology Group

In other news, insider Gavin Rochussen bought 100,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 13th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 416 per share, for a total transaction of £416,000. Also, insider Sam Mudd purchased 25,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 13th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 413 per share, for a total transaction of £103,250. 3.37% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Bytes Technology Group

BTG is one of the UK and Ireland’s leading software, security, AI and cloud services specialists. With a team of more than 1,200 talented people, it serves around 6,000 customers in the corporate and public sectors, building lasting, trust-based relationships to help organisations get the most from the latest transformative technologies shaping our world.

As a value-added reseller, BTG works hand in hand with more than 100 of the world’s biggest vendors who make or distribute the software, hardware and other IT products that it provides to its customers.