YouGov (LON:YOU) Trading 11.7% Higher – Should You Buy?

YouGov plc (LON:YOU)’s stock price was up 11.7% during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 298.50 and last traded at GBX 295.50. Approximately 8,050,636 shares traded hands during mid-day 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

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

YouGov Price 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 business’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 283.90 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 317.41. The stock has a market capitalization of £346.31 million, a P/E ratio of 26.15, a price-to-earnings-growth 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 EPS for the quarter. YouGov had a negative return on equity of 1.23% and a negative net margin of 0.69%. Sell-side analysts forecast that YouGov plc will post 41.8853256 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at YouGov

In other YouGov 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 Ian Griffiths bought 19,216 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 14th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 260 per share, for a total transaction of £49,961.60. Insiders bought a total of 144,991 shares of company stock valued at $44,998,910 over the last three months. Corporate 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.