YouGov (LON:YOU) Share Price Crosses Below 200-Day Moving Average – Here’s Why

Posted by Kyle Jackson on Nov 17th, 2024

YouGov plc (LON:YOU – Get Free Report)’s stock price crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 574.43 ($7.24) and traded as low as GBX 450 ($5.67). YouGov shares last traded at GBX 450 ($5.67), with a volume of 268,050 shares trading hands.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Berenberg Bank lowered their target price on shares of YouGov from GBX 1,200 ($15.12) to GBX 810 ($10.21) and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, August 6th.

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YouGov Price Performance

The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 443.96 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 569.08. The firm has a market capitalization of £525.47 million, a P/E ratio of 2,250.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 122.70, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 0.77.

YouGov Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 28th will be given a GBX 9 ($0.11) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 2.26%. This is a boost from YouGov’s previous dividend of $8.75. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 28th. YouGov’s dividend payout ratio is 4,500.00%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other YouGov news, insider Alex McIntosh sold 97,803 shares of YouGov stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 525 ($6.62), for a total transaction of £513,465.75 ($647,089.79). Corporate insiders own 10.14% of the company’s stock.

About YouGov

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YouGov plc provides online market research services in the United Kingdom, the United States, the Middle East, Mainland Europe, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through three divisions: Data Products, Data Services, and Custom Research. The Data Products division offers syndicated data products, which are available to clients on a subscription basis.