YouGov (LON:YOU) Shares Up 11.2% – Here’s Why

YouGov plc (LON:YOU) shares were up 11.2% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 298.50 and last traded at GBX 294. Approximately 3,922,871 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 401% from the average daily volume of 782,803 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 264.50.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have commented on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price objective on YouGov from GBX 565 to GBX 438 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target 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. Finally, Berenberg Bank lowered their price target on shares of YouGov from GBX 760 to GBX 600 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, YouGov presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 471.

YouGov Stock Performance

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 company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 279.40 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 316.72. The company has a market capitalization of £306.46 million, a P/E ratio of 23.14, a PEG 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%. Equities analysts forecast that YouGov plc will post 41.8853256 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Stephan Shakespeare purchased 39,060 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 15th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 256 per share, with a total value of £99,993.60. Also, insider Alex McIntosh sold 76,486 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 340, for a total transaction of £260,052.40. Over the last 90 days, insiders purchased 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.