YouGov (LON:YOU) Trading Up 11.7% – Here’s What Happened

YouGov plc (LON:YOU)’s share price was up 11.7% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 298.50 and last traded at GBX 295.50. Approximately 8,050,636 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 905% from the average daily volume of 801,230 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 264.50.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have commented on YOU shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective on shares of YouGov from GBX 565 to GBX 438 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Berenberg Bank reduced their target price on YouGov from GBX 760 to GBX 600 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of YouGov from GBX 385 to GBX 375 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average 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 PE ratio of 26.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 130.35. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 282.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 317.37.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at YouGov

In other news, insider Stephan Shakespeare purchased 39,060 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 15th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 256 per share, with a total value of £99,993.60. Also, insider Ian Griffiths purchased 19,216 shares of YouGov stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 14th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 260 per share, for a total transaction of £49,961.60. Insiders bought a total of 144,991 shares of company stock worth $44,998,910 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 13.43% of the company’s stock.

YouGov Company Profile

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.