YouGov (LON:YOU) Shares Cross Below 200-Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

YouGov plc (LON:YOU)’s stock price crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 610.69 ($7.92) and traded as low as GBX 387.21 ($5.02). YouGov shares last traded at GBX 398 ($5.16), with a volume of 867,630 shares.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Berenberg Bank lowered their price objective on YouGov from GBX 1,200 ($15.56) to GBX 810 ($10.50) and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, August 6th.

YouGov Trading Up 5.7 %

The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 453.54 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 603.77. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 122.70. The firm has a market capitalization of £567.50 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,430.00, a P/E/G ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.06.

YouGov Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 28th will be given a dividend of GBX 9 ($0.12) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 28th. This is a boost from YouGov’s previous dividend of $8.75. This represents a dividend yield of 2.26%. YouGov’s payout ratio is currently 4,500.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Alex McIntosh sold 97,803 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 525 ($6.81), for a total value of £513,465.75 ($665,887.37). In other YouGov news, insider Alex McIntosh sold 97,803 shares of YouGov stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 525 ($6.81), for a total transaction of £513,465.75 ($665,887.37). Also, insider Shalini Govil-Pai bought 6,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 6th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 530 ($6.87) per share, with a total value of £34,450 ($44,676.44). 10.14% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About YouGov

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.