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

YouGov plc (LON:YOU)’s stock price fell 9.5% during mid-day trading 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 reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 565 target price on shares of YouGov in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of GBX 582.50.

Insider Activity at YouGov

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

YouGov Price Performance

The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 324.16 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 319.60. 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 cap of £305.29 million, a PE ratio of 37,214.29, a P/E/G ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.06.

YouGov (LON:YOU) last announced 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%. Sell-side 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.