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

YouGov plc (LON:YOU) rose 11.7% on Tuesday . The stock 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 Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on YOU shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of YouGov from GBX 385 to GBX 375 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Berenberg Bank reduced 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 dropped their price objective on shares of YouGov from GBX 565 to GBX 438 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 471.

YouGov Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of £346.31 million, a P/E ratio of 26.15, a PEG ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.06. 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 stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 283.90 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 317.41.

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%. Research analysts forecast that YouGov plc will post 41.8853256 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at YouGov

In related news, insider Stephan Shakespeare acquired 86,715 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 28th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 346 per share, with a total value of £300,033.90. Also, insider Ian Griffiths bought 19,216 shares of the stock in a transaction 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. Over the last three months, insiders have acquired 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.