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

Shares of YouGov plc (LON:YOU) rose 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 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.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

YouGov Trading Up 11.7%

The company’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 283.90 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 317.41. 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 company has a market cap of £346.31 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.06.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Alex McIntosh sold 76,486 shares of YouGov stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 340, for a total value of £260,052.40. Also, insider Stephan Shakespeare purchased 39,060 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 15th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 256 per share, with a total value of £99,993.60. Insiders have purchased a total of 144,991 shares of company stock valued at $44,998,910 in the last 90 days. 13.43% of the stock is currently 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.