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

YouGov plc (LON:YOU) rose 11.7% on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 298.50 and last traded at GBX 295.50. Approximately 8,050,636 shares changed hands 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.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently issued reports on YOU. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of YouGov from GBX 385 to GBX 375 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Berenberg Bank lowered their price objective 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, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their target price on YouGov from GBX 565 to GBX 438 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, YouGov presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 471.

YouGov Stock Up 11.7%

The company has a market cap of £346.31 million, a P/E 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 current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.99. The business’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 282.61 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 317.37.

YouGov (LON:YOU) last released its quarterly earnings results 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, analysts anticipate that YouGov plc will post 41.8853256 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other YouGov news, insider Stephan Shakespeare purchased 39,060 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 15th. The stock was 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 that occurred on Tuesday, October 14th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 260 per share, for a total transaction of £49,961.60. Over the last ninety days, insiders acquired 144,991 shares of company stock worth $44,998,910. 13.43% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.