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

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on YOU shares. Berenberg Bank lowered their target price on 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 cut their price objective on YouGov from GBX 565 to GBX 438 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of YouGov from GBX 385 to GBX 375 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 471.

YouGov Stock Up 11.7%

The firm has a market capitalization of £346.31 million, a PE ratio of 26.15, a P/E/G 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 company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 283.90 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 317.41.

YouGov (LON:YOU) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 14th. The company reported GBX 31.70 EPS for the quarter. YouGov had a negative return on equity of 1.23% and a negative net margin of 0.69%. Analysts forecast that YouGov plc will post 41.8853256 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Alex McIntosh sold 76,486 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 340, for a total transaction of £260,052.40. Also, insider Ian Griffiths purchased 19,216 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 14th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 260 per share, for a total transaction of £49,961.60. Over the last quarter, insiders purchased 144,991 shares of company stock worth $44,998,910. 13.43% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.