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

YouGov plc (LON:YOU)’s share price 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 traded hands during 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

Several equities analysts have weighed in on YOU shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their target price on YouGov from GBX 565 to GBX 438 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective 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. Finally, Berenberg Bank cut their price target on YouGov from GBX 760 to GBX 600 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 471.

YouGov Trading Up 11.7%

The company has a market cap of £346.31 million, a price-to-earnings 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 firm has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 282.61 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 317.37.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Alex McIntosh sold 76,486 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 acquired 86,715 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 28th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 346 per share, for a total transaction of £300,033.90. In the last three months, insiders have acquired 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.