YouGov (LON:YOU) Trading Up 7.4% – What’s Next?

YouGov plc (LON:YOU) traded up 7.4% on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 298.50 and last traded at GBX 284. 3,217,560 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 313% from the average session volume of 779,654 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 264.50.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

YOU has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Berenberg Bank cut their target price on YouGov from GBX 760 to GBX 600 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped 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. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of YouGov from GBX 385 to GBX 375 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 471.

YouGov Stock Performance

The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 130.35. The company has a market cap of £306.46 million, a P/E ratio of 23.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 279.40 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 316.72.

YouGov (LON:YOU) last released 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%. On average, equities analysts expect that YouGov plc will post 41.8853256 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at YouGov

In related news, insider Ian Griffiths acquired 19,216 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 14th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 260 per share, for a total transaction of £49,961.60. Also, insider Alex McIntosh sold 76,486 shares of the 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. In the last three months, insiders have purchased 144,991 shares of company stock valued at $44,998,910. 13.43% of the stock is owned by 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.