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

YouGov plc (LON:YOU) shares traded up 11.7% during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 298.50 and last traded at GBX 295.50. 8,050,636 shares were traded 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 research analysts recently commented on the company. Berenberg Bank dropped their price objective on YouGov from GBX 760 to GBX 600 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on YouGov from GBX 385 to GBX 375 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price target 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 research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, YouGov presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 471.

YouGov Stock Up 11.7%

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 company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 282.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 317.37. The firm has a market cap 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 announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 14th. The company reported GBX 31.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. YouGov had a negative return on equity of 1.23% and a negative net margin of 0.69%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that YouGov plc will post 41.8853256 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other YouGov news, insider Ian Griffiths bought 19,216 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 14th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 260 per share, for a total transaction of £49,961.60. Also, insider Alex McIntosh sold 76,486 shares of the business’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 value of £260,052.40. In the last quarter, insiders bought 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.