YouGov Chair and CEO Increase Holdings with Fresh Share Purchases

The latest announcement is out from Yougov plc ( (GB:YOU) ).

YouGov plc reported insider share purchases by senior leadership, with Chair Ian Griffiths acquiring 30,784 ordinary shares at £1.56 each and CEO Stephan Shakespeare buying 65,616 shares at £1.55, both on the London Stock Exchange. Following these transactions, Griffiths now holds 50,000 shares, or about 0.04% of issued capital, while Shakespeare owns 2,028,128 shares, around 1.72%, signalling continued executive confidence in the company’s prospects and aligning management interests more closely with shareholders.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:YOU) stock is a Buy with a £395.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Yougov plc stock, see the GB:YOU Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on YOU Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, YOU is a Outperform.

The score is driven primarily by strong financial performance (revenue growth, improving operating margins, and healthy cash generation) and a constructive earnings outlook supported by cost savings and Shopper integration. This is meaningfully offset by weak technicals (downtrend across key moving averages with negative MACD), while valuation is mixed with a high dividend yield but a relatively elevated P/E.

To see Spark’s full report on YOU stock, click here.

More about Yougov plc

YouGov plc is a global research data and analytics group that provides real‑time insights into consumer attitudes and behaviour for clients across the US, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, India and Asia Pacific. The company leverages a large proprietary online panel spanning 64 markets and millions of data points to deliver online market research, supporting better decision‑making and competitive advantage for its customers.

Average Trading Volume: 843,346

Technical Sentiment Signal: Strong Sell

Current Market Cap: £204.7M

For an in-depth examination of YOU stock, go to TipRanks’ Overview page.