YouGov (LON:YOU) Given Buy Rating at Berenberg Bank

Key Points

• Berenberg Bank reiterated a "buy" rating on YouGov and cut its target price to GBX 395 (from GBX 600), implying roughly a 160% upside from the recent share price.
• Analyst sentiment is broadly positive—five analysts rate the stock a Buy with a consensus price target of GBX 434.60, and other recent targets range from GBX 380 to GBX 510.
• YouGov shares recently opened around GBX 151.80 (52-week range GBX 135.40–399), with a market cap of £177.93m and a P/E of 13.43; insider Ashley G. Martin bought 16,586 shares at GBX 211, and insiders own 13.45%.

YouGov (LON:YOU - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "buy" rating reiterated by equities researchers at Berenberg Bank in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday,Digital Look reports. They currently have a GBX 395 target price on the stock, down from their previous target price of GBX 600. Berenberg Bank's price objective would indicate a potential upside of 160.21% from the stock's previous close.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on YOU. UBS Group reissued a "buy" rating and set a GBX 510 price objective on shares of YouGov in a report on Friday, January 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of YouGov from GBX 385 to GBX 380 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group initiated coverage on shares of YouGov in a research note on Thursday, March 19th. They set a "buy" rating and a GBX 450 target price for the company. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 434.60.

YouGov Price Performance

Shares of LON:YOU opened at GBX 151.80 on Tuesday. YouGov has a fifty-two week low of GBX 135.40 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 399. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 212.90 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 252.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 116.12, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 0.64. The firm has a market cap of £177.93 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.40.

YouGov (LON:YOU - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, March 24th. The company reported GBX 11.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. YouGov had a net margin of 3.45% and a return on equity of 7.20%. On average, analysts expect that YouGov will post 41.8853256 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at YouGov

In other YouGov news, insider Ashley G. Martin acquired 16,586 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 211 per share, for a total transaction of £34,996.46. 13.45% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About YouGov

YouGov is a global research data and analytics group. Our mission is to offer unparalleled insight into what the world really thinks and does. With operations in the Americas, Mainland Europe, UK and Asia Pacific, we have one of the world's largest research networks. Above all, YouGov is powered by reality. That stems from a unique panel of millions of registered members across 64 markets, encapsulating some 18 million shopping trips and millions of interconnected data points. Our unique approach to recruiting and engaging with our panel, combined with our state-of-the-art technology platforms, enables us to deliver real-world, real-time insights that lead to better decision-making and a competitive advantage for our clients.

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