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

YouGov plc (LON:YOU) shares shot up 11.7% during mid-day trading 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.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

YouGov Stock Up 11.7%

The business’s 50-day moving average is GBX 282.61 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 317.37. The firm has a market capitalization 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.

YouGov (LON:YOU) last issued its 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%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that YouGov plc will post 41.8853256 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at YouGov

In other YouGov news, insider Stephan Shakespeare bought 39,060 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 15th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 256 per share, with a total value of £99,993.60. Also, insider Ian Griffiths purchased 19,216 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 14th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 260 per share, with a total value of £49,961.60. Insiders bought a total of 144,991 shares of company stock worth $44,998,910 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 13.43% of the company’s stock.

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.