YouGov (LON:YOU) Shares Down 9.5% on Analyst Downgrade

YouGov plc (LON:YOU) fell 9.5% on Tuesday after Berenberg Bank lowered their price target on the stock from GBX 760 to GBX 600. Berenberg Bank currently has a buy rating on the stock. YouGov traded as low as GBX 255.16 ($3.40) and last traded at GBX 260.50 ($3.47). 5,945,965 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 682% from the average session volume of 760,019 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 288 ($3.84).

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 565 price objective on shares of YouGov in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of GBX 582.50.

Insider Transactions at YouGov

In other YouGov news, insider Alex McIntosh sold 76,486 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 340, for a total transaction of £260,052.40. Also, insider Stephan Shakespeare acquired 86,715 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 28th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 346 per share, with a total value of £300,033.90. Company insiders own 13.38% of the company’s stock.

YouGov Stock Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of £305.29 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37,214.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 324.16 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 319.60. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 130.35.

YouGov (LON:YOU) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that YouGov plc will post 41.8853256 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.