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

YouGov plc (LON:YOU)’s stock price traded down 9.5% during trading on Wednesday after Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on the stock from GBX 565 to GBX 438. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft currently has a buy rating on the stock. YouGov traded as low as GBX 255.16 ($3.42) and last traded at GBX 260.50 ($3.49). 5,945,965 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 682% from the average session volume of 760,019 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 288 ($3.86).

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of YouGov from GBX 385 to GBX 375 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Berenberg Bank decreased their target price on shares of YouGov from GBX 760 to GBX 600 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 471.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Ian Griffiths purchased 19,216 shares of YouGov stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 14th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 260 per share, for a total transaction of £49,961.60. Also, insider Stephan Shakespeare acquired 86,715 shares of YouGov stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 28th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 346 per share, with a total value of £300,033.90. 13.38% of the stock is owned by insiders.

YouGov Trading Down 2.5%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 130.35, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.99. The stock has a market capitalization of £294.15 million, a PE ratio of 35,857.14, a PEG ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.06. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 322.05 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 319.12.

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

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.