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YouGov (LON:YOU) Shares Cross Below 200-Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

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YouGov plc (LON:YOU - Get Free Report) passed 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 changing hands.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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 for the company in a report on Tuesday, August 6th.

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YouGov Stock Down 3.6 %

The stock has a market cap of £525.47 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,250.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.06. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 443.96 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 571.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 122.70, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.99.

YouGov Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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 is a boost from YouGov's previous dividend of $8.75. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 28th. This represents a yield of 2.26%. YouGov's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 4,500.00%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Alex McIntosh sold 97,803 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 22nd. The shares were 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.

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