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

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

YOU has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Berenberg Bank decreased their price target 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 lowered their target price 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 price objective on shares of YouGov from GBX 385 to GBX 375 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Two 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, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 471.

YouGov Price 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 has a market capitalization of £328.73 million, a P/E ratio of 24.82, a PEG ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 282.61 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 317.37.

YouGov (LON:YOU) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 14th. The company reported GBX 31.70 EPS for the quarter. YouGov had a negative net margin of 0.69% and a negative return on equity of 1.23%. Sell-side analysts expect that YouGov plc will post 41.8853256 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Ian Griffiths purchased 19,216 shares of YouGov stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 14th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 260 per share, for a total transaction of £49,961.60. Also, insider Alex McIntosh sold 76,486 shares of YouGov stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 340, for a total value of £260,052.40. Insiders have purchased a total of 144,991 shares of company stock valued at $44,998,910 in the last 90 days. 13.43% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.