YouGov (LON:YOU) Trading 11.7% Higher – Still a 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 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 analysts recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped 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. Berenberg Bank decreased their price target on shares of YouGov from GBX 760 to GBX 600 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price objective 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. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 471.

YouGov Stock 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 company’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 282.61 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 317.37. The stock has a market cap 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.

YouGov (LON:YOU) last issued 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 net margin of 0.69% and a negative return on equity of 1.23%. On average, analysts forecast that YouGov plc will post 41.8853256 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Ian Griffiths acquired 19,216 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 14th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 260 per share, with a total value of £49,961.60. Also, insider Alex McIntosh sold 76,486 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 340, for a total value of £260,052.40. In the last ninety days, insiders purchased 144,991 shares of company stock valued at $44,998,910. 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.