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

YouGov plc (LON:YOU) shares were up 11.7% during mid-day 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 trading, an increase of 905% from the average daily volume of 801,230 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 264.50.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

YouGov Trading Up 11.7%

The stock has a market cap of £346.31 million, a P/E ratio of 26.15, a P/E/G ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 130.35, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 0.77. The stock’s fifty day moving average is GBX 283.90 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 317.41.

YouGov (LON:YOU) last issued 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%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that YouGov plc will post 41.8853256 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Ian Griffiths acquired 19,216 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 14th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 260 per share, with a total value of £49,961.60. Also, insider Alex McIntosh sold 76,486 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 90 days, insiders have purchased 144,991 shares of company stock valued at $44,998,910. 13.43% of the stock is currently owned by 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.