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

YouGov plc (LON:YOU)’s stock price traded up 11.7% on Tuesday . The stock 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.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

YOU has been the subject of several recent research reports. Berenberg Bank lowered their price target on YouGov from GBX 760 to GBX 600 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. 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. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on 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 MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 471.

YouGov Stock Up 11.7%

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 firm’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 283.90 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 317.41. 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.

YouGov (LON:YOU) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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%. On average, equities research 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 news, insider Alex McIntosh sold 76,486 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 340, for a total transaction of £260,052.40. Also, insider Ian Griffiths purchased 19,216 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 14th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 260 per share, with a total value of £49,961.60. Insiders purchased a total of 144,991 shares of company stock worth $44,998,910 over the last ninety days. 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.