YouGov (LON:YOU) Trading 11.7% Higher – Here’s Why

Shares of YouGov plc (LON:YOU) were up 11.7% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 298.50 and last traded at GBX 295.50. Approximately 8,050,636 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 905% from the average daily volume of 801,230 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 264.50.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently commented on YOU. Berenberg Bank reduced their price objective on shares of YouGov from GBX 760 to GBX 600 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on YouGov from GBX 385 to GBX 375 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price target on YouGov from GBX 565 to GBX 438 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 471.

YouGov Price Performance

The company has a market cap of £346.31 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.15, a PEG ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 130.35, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 0.77. The business has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 282.61 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 317.37.

YouGov (LON:YOU) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 14th. The company reported GBX 31.70 earnings per share for the quarter. YouGov had a negative return on equity of 1.23% and a negative net margin of 0.69%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that YouGov plc will post 41.8853256 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other YouGov news, insider Alex McIntosh sold 76,486 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 340, for a total transaction of £260,052.40. Also, insider Ian Griffiths purchased 19,216 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 14th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 260 per share, for a total transaction of £49,961.60. Insiders have purchased a total of 144,991 shares of company stock valued at $44,998,910 over the last ninety days. 13.43% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About YouGov

YouGov is an international research and data analytics group.

Our mission is to supply a continuous stream of accurate data into what the world thinks, so that organisations can better serve the communities that sustain them.

Our 22 million registered members provide us with a highly engaged proprietary panel that delivers thousands of data points on consumer opinions, attitudes and behaviour on a daily basis.