Bytes Technology Group (LON:BYIT) Stock Price Up 17.9% Following Analyst Upgrade

Bytes Technology Group plc (LON:BYIT)’s stock price rose 17.9% during mid-day trading on Wednesday after Berenberg Bank raised their price target on the stock from GBX 640 to GBX 660. Berenberg Bank currently has a buy rating on the stock. Bytes Technology Group traded as high as GBX 503 ($6.52) and last traded at GBX 488.40 ($6.33). Approximately 156,397,625 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 3,624% from the average daily volume of 4,199,771 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 414.40 ($5.37).

Separately, Shore Capital restated a “buy” rating on shares of Bytes Technology Group in a research note on Tuesday.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Ross Paterson purchased 2,800 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 20th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 427 ($5.54) per share, for a total transaction of £11,956 ($15,503.11). 9.51% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Bytes Technology Group Price Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.62, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.65. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 439.24 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 454.88.

About Bytes Technology Group

With a 40-year track record, Bytes Technology Group is one of the UK’s leading providers of software, security and cloud services. We enable effective and cost-efficient technology sourcing, adoption and management across software, security, hardware and cloud services.

Our strong relationships with many of the world’s largest software companies enable our specialist staff to deliver the latest technology to a diverse and embedded customer base.