Big Technologies (BIG) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Big Technologies is the parent company of Buddi, which was founded in 2005 by its current CEO, Sara Murray, following an initial idea to create a GPS device small enough for a child to carry. Today, Big Technologies is a proven supplier of innovative and high-quality products and services to the remote personal monitoring industry. Big Technologies provides products and services under a number of brand and trading names, with 'Buddi' being the most well-known and being used in respect of activities within the core criminal justice market. Big Technologies (under the buddi brand) has created a leading, integrated technology platform (including both hardware and software solutions) for remote monitoring of individuals, providing state-of-the-art Electronic Monitoring (EM) solutions on a SaaS-like, subscription basis. At the current time, Big Technologies' EM solutions are deployed principally within the criminal justice market. The Company's technology is highly flexible, and the core remote monitoring technologies could also be deployed into additional large markets, such as the healthcare market and the market for provision of care services.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 78.89 to 81.20
• 50-Day Range: 64 to 111.50
• 52-Week Range: 58 to 175.22
• Volume: 46,917 shs
• Average Volume: 868,640 shs
• Market Capitalization: £224.40 million
• P/E Ratio: 17.69
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

BIG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BIG shares performed this year?

Big Technologies' stock was trading at GBX 138 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, BIG shares have decreased by 42.8% and is now trading at GBX 79.
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How do I buy shares of Big Technologies?

Shares of BIG stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Big Technologies own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Big Technologies investors own include Comcast (CMCSA), Meta Platforms (META), Barratt Developments (BDEV), Best Buy (BBY), Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), AutoZone (AZO) and Acuity Brands (AYI).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Software - Application
• Sub-Industry: Retail
• Current Symbol: LON:BIG
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.biglots.com
• Phone: 44 19 2360 1910
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 36,200
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 4.47
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.69
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.58
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £12.39 million
• Net Margins: 23.01%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 9.67%
• Return on Assets: 5.60%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.41
• Current Ratio: 13.12
• Quick Ratio: 7.23

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £53.85 million
• Price / Sales: 4.17
• Cash Flow: GBX 6.09 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.97
• Book Value: GBX 46.47 per share
• Price / Book: 1.70

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 284,046,992
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £224.40 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.51