YouGov (LON:YOU) Stock Price Down 9.5% Following Analyst Downgrade

YouGov plc (LON:YOU)’s stock price was down 9.5% during trading on Wednesday after Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on the stock from GBX 565 to GBX 438. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft currently has a buy rating on the stock. YouGov traded as low as GBX 255.16 ($3.42) and last traded at GBX 260.50 ($3.49). Approximately 5,945,965 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 682% from the average daily volume of 760,019 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 288 ($3.86).

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on YOU. Berenberg Bank lowered their price objective on shares of YouGov from GBX 760 to GBX 600 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of YouGov from GBX 385 to GBX 375 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, YouGov currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 471.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other YouGov news, insider Stephan Shakespeare bought 86,715 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 28th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 346 per share, for a total transaction of £300,033.90. Also, insider Ian Griffiths bought 19,216 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 14th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 260 per share, for a total transaction of £49,961.60. 13.38% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

YouGov Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of £294.15 million, a PE ratio of 35,857.14, a PEG ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.06. The business’s 50-day moving average is GBX 322.05 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 319.12. 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 released 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, equities research analysts predict that YouGov plc will post 41.8853256 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.