YouGov (LON:YOU) Trading Down 9.5% Following Analyst Downgrade

Shares of YouGov plc (LON:YOUGet Free Report) dropped 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). Approximately 5,945,965 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 682% from the average daily 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 target price on shares of YouGov in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, YouGov presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of GBX 582.50.

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Insider Buying and Selling at YouGov

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

YouGov Stock Performance

The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 324.16 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 319.60. The stock has a market capitalization of £305.29 million, a P/E ratio of 37,214.29, a price-to-earnings-growth 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.

YouGov (LON:YOUGet Free Report) last released its 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%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that YouGov plc will post 41.8853256 EPS for the current year.

YouGov Company Profile

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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.

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