YouGov (LON:YOU) Earns “Buy” Rating from Berenberg Bank

YouGov (LON:YOU)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reiterated by analysts at Berenberg Bank in a note issued to investors on Tuesday,Digital Look reports. They currently have a GBX 395 price target on the stock, down from their previous price target of GBX 600. Berenberg Bank’s price objective indicates a potential upside of 160.21% from the company’s current price.

Several other research firms also recently commented on YOU. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 510 price objective on shares of YouGov in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on YouGov from GBX 385 to GBX 380 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group assumed coverage on YouGov in a research note on Thursday, March 19th. They set a “buy” rating and a GBX 450 price objective for the company. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, YouGov has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 434.60.

YouGov Trading Down 12.8%

LON:YOU opened at GBX 151.80 on Tuesday. YouGov has a one year low of GBX 135.40 and a one year high of GBX 399. The business has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 212.90 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 252.34. The firm has a market capitalization of £177.93 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 116.12, a current ratio of 0.64 and a quick ratio of 0.99.

YouGov (LON:YOU) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, March 24th. The company reported GBX 11.40 earnings per share for the quarter. YouGov had a return on equity of 7.20% and a net margin of 3.45%. Sell-side analysts forecast that YouGov will post 41.8853256 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at YouGov

In other news, insider Ashley G. Martin bought 16,586 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 211 per share, with a total value of £34,996.46. Company insiders own 13.45% of the company’s stock.

About YouGov

YouGov is a global research data and analytics group. Our mission is to offer unparalleled insight into what the world really thinks and does. With operations in the Americas, Mainland Europe, UK and Asia Pacific, we have one of the world’s largest research networks.

Above all, YouGov is powered by reality. That stems from a unique panel of millions of registered members across 64 markets, encapsulating some 18 million shopping trips and millions of interconnected data points. Our unique approach to recruiting and engaging with our panel, combined with our state-of-the-art technology platforms, enables us to deliver real-world, real-time insights that lead to better decision-making and a competitive advantage for our clients.