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

Key Points

• YouGov insider Stephan Shakespeare purchased 39,060 shares of the company's stock at an average price of GBX 256, totaling nearly £100,000.
• The company reported GBX 31.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the last quarter, with analysts forecasting an EPS of approximately 41.89 for the current fiscal year.
• Several brokerages have revised their target prices for YouGov, with Deutsche Bank lowering it to GBX 438 and maintaining a "buy" rating, while JPMorgan set a target of GBX 375 with a "neutral" rating.

YouGov plc (LON:YOU - Get Free Report) 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 cost 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 acquired 86,715 shares of YouGov stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 346 per share, for a total transaction of £300,033.90.

YouGov Trading Up 4.2%

YOU stock traded up GBX 10.50 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 261.50. 1,092,960 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 746,247. YouGov plc has a 52-week low of GBX 215.25 and a 52-week high of GBX 508. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 130.35, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 0.77. The business has a 50 day moving average of GBX 322.05 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 319.12. The firm has a market capitalization of £306.46 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37,357.14, a P/E/G ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.06.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have issued reports on YOU. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on YouGov from GBX 385 to GBX 375 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their target price on YouGov from GBX 565 to GBX 438 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Berenberg Bank reduced their price objective on YouGov from GBX 760 to GBX 600 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 471.

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.

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