Lok'nStore Group (AIM:LOK) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

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LOK Stock Overview

Engages in the development and operation of self-storage centers in the United Kingdom. More details

LOK fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	0/6
Future Growth	4/6
Past Performance	2/6
Financial Health	5/6
Dividends	0/6

Rewards

Earnings are forecast to grow 23.93% per year

Risk Analysis

Profit margins (14.3%) are lower than last year (25.4%)

Shareholders have been diluted in the past year

Lok'nStore Group Plc Competitors

Property Franchise Group

AIM:TPFG

UK£273.5m

Sirius Real Estate

LSE:SRE

UK£1.3b

Panther Securities

AIM:PNS

UK£55.8m

Cardiff Property

LSE:CDFF

UK£23.9m

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Lok'nStore Group
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	UK£11.05
52 Week High	UK£11.80
52 Week Low	UK£6.22
Beta	0.68
11 Month Change	0%
3 Month Change	0%
1 Year Change	45.39%
33 Year Change	45.39%
5 Year Change	110.48%
Change since IPO	544.06%

Lok'nStore Group (LON:LOK) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.1325

Nov 17

Recent updates

Lok'nStore Group (LON:LOK) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.1325

Nov 17

Lok'nStore Group's (LON:LOK) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Nov 02

Lok'nStore Group (LON:LOK) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0575

Apr 27

Lok'nStore Group (LON:LOK) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.1225

Nov 17

Lok'nStore Group's (LON:LOK) Promising Earnings May Rest On Soft Foundations

Nov 08

Lok'nStore Group (LON:LOK) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.1225

Nov 03

Lok'nStore Group (LON:LOK) Has Gifted Shareholders With A Fantastic 122% Total Return On Their Investment

Mar 15

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Lok'nStore Group Plc (LON:LOK)

Feb 22

Have Insiders Been Buying Lok'nStore Group Plc (LON:LOK) Shares?

Jan 18

Lok'nStore Group Plc's (LON:LOK) Has Been On A Rise But Financial Prospects Look Weak: Is The Stock Overpriced?

Dec 29

If You Had Bought Lok'nStore Group (LON:LOK) Shares Five Years Ago You'd Have Earned 62% Returns

Dec 11

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Lok'nStore Group Plc (LON:LOK)

Nov 23

Shareholder Returns

	LOK	GB Real Estate	GB Market
7D	-0.5%	0.4%	1.7%
1Y	45.4%	7.2%	8.4%

Return vs Industry: LOK exceeded the UK Real Estate industry which returned 11.5% over the past year.

Return vs Market: LOK exceeded the UK Market which returned 8.1% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is LOK's price volatile compared to industry and market?
LOK volatility
LOK Average Weekly Movement	0.8%
Real Estate Industry Average Movement	3.7%
Market Average Movement	4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market	10.3%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market	2.6%

Stable Share Price: LOK has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: LOK's weekly volatility (1%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1995	193	Neil James Newman-Shepherd	www.loknstore.co.uk

Lok'nStore Group Plc engages in the development and operation of self-storage centers in the United Kingdom. It offers household storage services for storage rooms, vehicle storage, student packages, and forces and services packages. The company also operates business self-storage units for storage rooms, pallet storage, document archiving, flexible space, and commercial vehicle storage; and provides insurance services.

Lok'nStore Group Plc Fundamentals Summary

How do Lok'nStore Group's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
LOK fundamental statistics
Market cap	UK£376.58m
Earnings (TTM)	UK£3.98m
Revenue (TTM)	UK£27.73m

94.7x

P/E Ratio

13.6x

P/S Ratio

Is LOK overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
LOK income statement (TTM)
Revenue	UK£27.73m
Cost of Revenue	UK£12.95m
Gross Profit	UK£14.79m
Other Expenses	UK£10.81m
Earnings	UK£3.98m

Last Reported Earnings

Jan 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	0.12
Gross Margin	53.32%
Net Profit Margin	14.34%
Debt/Equity Ratio	18.8%

How did LOK perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

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LOK Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Lok'nStore Group Plc Competitors

AIM:TPFG

UK£273.5m

LSE:SRE

UK£1.3b

AIM:PNS

UK£55.8m

LSE:CDFF

UK£23.9m

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Lok'nStore Group Plc Announces Resignation of Jeffrey Woyda from the Board

Shurgard Self Storage Ltd (ENXTBR:SHUR) completed the acquisition of Lok'nStore Group Plc (AIM : LOK) from group of sellers.

Shurgard Self Storage Ltd (ENXTBR:SHUR) have reached agreement to acquire Lok'nStore Group Plc (AIM : LOK) from group of sellers for approximately £370 million.

Board Member recently bought UK£98k worth of stock

New minor risk - Insider selling

Lok'nStore Group (LON:LOK) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.1325

Recent updates

Lok'nStore Group Plc Announces Resignation of Jeffrey Woyda from the Board

Shurgard Self Storage Ltd (ENXTBR:SHUR) completed the acquisition of Lok'nStore Group Plc (AIM : LOK) from group of sellers.

Shurgard Self Storage Ltd (ENXTBR:SHUR) have reached agreement to acquire Lok'nStore Group Plc (AIM : LOK) from group of sellers for approximately £370 million.

Board Member recently bought UK£98k worth of stock

New minor risk - Insider selling

Lok'nStore Group (LON:LOK) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.1325

Lok'nStore Group Plc, Annual General Meeting, Dec 07, 2023

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.13 per share at 2.5% yield

Key Executive exercised options and sold UK£161k worth of stock

Lok'nStore Group's (LON:LOK) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Lok'nStore Group Plc Proposes Final Dividend, Payable on 5January 2024

Full year 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analyst expectations

Lok'nStore Group Plc Appoints Bridget Barker as an Independent Non-Executive Director, Audit and Remuneration Committees

Lok'nStore Group Plc Appoints Bridget Barker as an Independent Non-Executive Director, Audit and Remuneration Committees

Independent Non Executive Director recently bought UK£160k worth of stock

Lok'nStore Group Plc to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Oct 30, 2023

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

Lok'nStore Group Plc has completed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of £20.500003 million.

Lok'nStore Group Plc announced that it expects to receive £18 million in funding

Independent Non Executive Director recently sold UK£90k worth of stock

Independent Non Executive Director recently sold UK£83k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.058 per share at 2.1% yield

Lok'nStore Group (LON:LOK) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0575

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.12 (vs UK£0.30 in 1H 2022)

Independent Non-Executive Director recently sold UK£91k worth of stock

Lok'nStore Group Plc to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Apr 24, 2023

Lok'nStore Group Plc Appoints Tom Lampard as Executive Director

Key Executive exercised options and sold UK£86k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.12 per share

Lok'nStore Group (LON:LOK) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.1225

Key Executive exercised options and sold UK£116k worth of stock

Independent Non-Executive Director recently sold UK£123k worth of stock

Lok'nStore Group's (LON:LOK) Promising Earnings May Rest On Soft Foundations

Consensus forecasts updated

Lok'nStore Group (LON:LOK) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.1225

Lok'nStore Group Plc Announces Board Changes

First half 2022 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.30 (vs UK£0.079 in 1H 2021)

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Lok'nStore Group Plc, Annual General Meeting, Dec 08, 2022

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

First half 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.05 per share

Lok'nStore Group (LON:LOK) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At UK£0.05

Price target increased to UK£13.50

Independent Non Executive Director recently sold UK£78k worth of stock

Independent Non Executive Director recently bought UK£50k worth of stock

Lok'nStore Group Plc to Report First Half, 2022 Results on Apr 25, 2022

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 11%

Self Storage Trading LLP agreed to acquire Four Freehold Stores located in Basingstoke, Cardiff, Horsham and Portsmouth from Lok'nStore Group Plc (AIM:LOK) for £39 million.

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.11 per share

Executive Chairman exercised options and sold UK£1.4m worth of stock

Non-Executive Director recently sold UK£798k worth of stock

Lok'nStore Group (LON:LOK) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At UK£0.11

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS UK£0.11 (vs UK£0.10 in FY 2020)

Price target increased to UK£8.83

Price target increased to UK£8.32

Independent Non Executive Director recently bought UK£60k worth of stock

Here's Why Lok'nStore Group (LON:LOK) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden