YouGov (LON:YOU) Trading 11.7% Higher – Still a Buy?

YouGov plc (LON:YOU)’s stock price rose 11.7% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 298.50 and last traded at GBX 295.50. Approximately 8,050,636 shares were traded 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 Analysts Forecast Growth

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

YouGov Stock Performance

The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 130.35. The stock’s 50 day moving average is GBX 279.40 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 316.72. The stock has a market capitalization of £306.46 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.14, a PEG ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.06.

YouGov (LON:YOU) last posted its earnings results 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, analysts predict that YouGov plc will post 41.8853256 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at YouGov

In other YouGov news, insider Ian Griffiths purchased 19,216 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 14th. The shares were 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 business’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 transaction of £260,052.40. Over the last 90 days, insiders have 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.