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

Shares of YouGov plc (LON:YOU) traded up 11.7% on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 298.50 and last traded at GBX 295.50. 8,050,636 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 905% from the average session volume of 801,230 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 264.50.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently issued reports on YOU. Berenberg Bank decreased their price target on shares of YouGov from GBX 760 to GBX 600 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their target price on shares of YouGov from GBX 565 to GBX 438 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of YouGov from GBX 385 to GBX 375 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, YouGov presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 471.

YouGov Price Performance

The firm 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 stock’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 283.90 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 317.41.

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

Insider Activity

In other YouGov news, insider Stephan Shakespeare acquired 86,715 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 28th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 346 per share, with a total value of £300,033.90. Also, insider Ian Griffiths bought 19,216 shares of YouGov stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 14th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 260 per share, for a total transaction of £49,961.60. Over the last 90 days, insiders have acquired 144,991 shares of company stock valued at $44,998,910. 13.43% of the stock is currently 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.