YouGov (LON:YOU) Insider Stephan Shakespeare Acquires 39,060 Shares

YouGov plc (LON:YOU) insider Stephan Shakespeare purchased 39,060 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 15th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 256 per share, with a total value of £99,993.60.

Stephan Shakespeare also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, August 28th, Stephan Shakespeare purchased 86,715 shares of YouGov stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 346 per share, with a total value of £300,033.90.

YouGov Stock Up 4.2%

Shares of YOU opened at GBX 261.50 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 130.35, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 0.77. YouGov plc has a one year low of GBX 215.25 and a one year high of GBX 508. The stock has a market capitalization of £306.46 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37,357.14, a PEG ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.06. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 320.31 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 319.03.

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 return on equity of 1.23% and a negative net margin of 0.69%. Equities research analysts forecast that YouGov plc will post 41.8853256 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently commented on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price target on YouGov from GBX 565 to GBX 438 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Berenberg Bank dropped their price target on YouGov from GBX 760 to GBX 600 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on YouGov from GBX 385 to GBX 375 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 471.

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.