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

YouGov plc (LON:YOU)’s share price rose 11.7% during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 298.50 and last traded at GBX 295.50. Approximately 8,050,636 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 905% from the average daily volume of 801,230 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 264.50.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have issued reports on YOU. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on YouGov from GBX 385 to GBX 375 and set a “neutral” rating for the company 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 for the company in a 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 on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, YouGov currently has a consensus 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 has a market capitalization of £325.69 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.06. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 282.61 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 317.37.

YouGov (LON:YOU) last released its quarterly earnings results 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 anticipate that YouGov plc will post 41.8853256 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at YouGov

In related news, insider Ian Griffiths purchased 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, with a total value of £49,961.60. Also, insider Stephan Shakespeare acquired 39,060 shares of YouGov stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 15th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 256 per share, for a total transaction of £99,993.60. In the last quarter, insiders acquired 144,991 shares of company stock valued at $44,998,910. 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.