YouGov (LON:YOU) Trading 11.7% Higher – Here’s Why

YouGov plc (LON:YOU) shot 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. 8,050,636 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 905% from the average session volume of 801,230 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 264.50.

Analyst Ratings Changes

YOU has been the topic of several recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered 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. Berenberg Bank lowered their target price 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 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 assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 471.

YouGov Stock Performance

The business’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 282.61 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 317.37. 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 firm 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.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at YouGov

In other YouGov news, insider Ian Griffiths acquired 19,216 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 14th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 260 per share, for a total transaction of £49,961.60. Also, insider Stephan Shakespeare acquired 39,060 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 15th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 256 per share, with a total value of £99,993.60. Over the last three months, insiders have acquired 144,991 shares of company stock valued at $44,998,910. Company insiders own 13.43% of the company’s stock.

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.