Ex-Meta executive served 18 monthsShares down more than 70% over the past yearYouGov co-founder Stephan Shakespeare will be interim CEOShares in YouGov (YOU:AIM) were down nearly 2% to 355p in early morning trading as the online research data and analytics group said CEO Steve Hatch would step down with immediate effect.Hatch joined YouGov 18 months ago from Facebook-owner Meta Platforms...

Stock prices in Europe opened lower on Tuesday, amid low risk sentiment, as investors track developments in a US and China trade spat.The FTSE 100 index fell 57.72 points, 0.7%, at 8,525.84. The FTSE 250 shed 142.70 points, 0.7%, at 20,569.06. The AIM All-Share fell 1.40 points, 0.2%, at 710.73.The Cboe UK 100 was down 0.6% at 853.75, the Cboe UK 250 fell 0.7% at 17,968.56, and the Cboe Small...

Revenue and profit ahead of guidancePositive contribution from CPS acquisitionImproving momentum going into 2025Shares in online research data and analytics group YouGov (YOU:AIM) jumped more than 10% to 441p after revealing better-than-expected full-year revenue and profit and predicting a pick-up in sales bookings.The stock is down 64% so far in 2024 following a profit warning in June when...

Victorian Plumbing CEO sells £2.7 million sharesBig Technologies CEO ups stake againYouGov CFO sells £513,446 sharesMark Radcliffe, CEO at online specialist bathroom retailer Victorian Plumbing (VIC:AIM) has sold 2,700,000 shares at 100p for a total value of £2.7 million on 27 August 'to help satisfy institutional demand' for ordinary shares.Over the past year, Victorian Plumbing shares...

Group full-year guidance ticks higherNew CPO (chief product officer) Marc Ryan appointedBuys New Zealand AI firmShares in YouGov (YOU:AIM) rose 16% to 510p in morning trading as the polling outfit said full year 2024 results were expected to be slightly ahead of revised guidance in a trading update for the year ending 31 July 2024 and announced an AI-related acquisition.Year-to-date YouGov's...

Prudential director buys sharesSerica Energy CEO loads upYouGov director also buys sharesGeorge Sartorel, non-executive director at life insurance giant Prudential (PRU), bought 8,000 shares at 725p for a total value of £58,000 on 8 July.Sartorel's move comes after the company announced a $2 billion share buyback programme on 24 June due to be completed no later than mid-2026.Prudential...

YouGov CEO buys £169,938 worth of sharesGB Group chief executive in £67,600 outlay Brickability director builds stakeLess than two weeks after the company issued a damaging profit warning, Steve Hatch, CEO of international online research and data analytics group YouGov (YOU:AIM) bought 41,247 shares at 412p in a trade with a total value of £169,938 on 1 July.Shares plummeted on the day of...

Market research and polling outfit YouGov (YOU:AIM) has seen its shares dive nearly 50% since the company issued a profit warning on 20 June.Amid lower client bookings than anticipated, the company now expects group revenue for the full year 2024 to be in the range of £324 million to £327 million compared with the consensus forecast of more than £340 million.!function(){"use...

Operating profit below expectationsSlowdown in data products salesChallenges in Europe, Middle East and AfricaShares in YouGov (YOU:AIM) were down 38% to 518p in morning trading as the market research and polling outfit said it had seen lower bookings than anticipated following its half year results and cut its full year 2024 guidance.The company now expects group reported revenue for full...

The end of the tax year is coming down the track fast and that means there are only weeks remaining to make full use of your £20,000 annual ISA allowance.Even if you are some way off this maximum limit or haven?t invested through an ISA at all in 2023/24, the rapidly approaching deadline is a good spur to look at the possibility of making money from the financial markets.Two weeks ago we ran...

Data analytics and market research business YouGov (YOU:AIM) continues to impress as speculation builds over a potential move to a US listing.While the shares are still some way off reclaiming the all-time highs seen in December 2021, they are on a strong upward trajectory with confidence in the firm?s growth prospects underpinned by an in-line first-half trading update at the beginning of...

Former YouGov chairman sells upArbuthnot chairman increases stakeNational World COO sells up to cover tax costsStephan Shakespeare, the former chief executive of YouGov (YOU:AIM), the international online research and data analytics group has sold 350,000 shares at £11.80 for a total value of £4.13 million on 5 February.The sale was made by his wife Rosamund Shakespeare for the purposes of...

Experian COO sells over £7 million worth of sharesYouGov directors? cash in on robust performanceChemring CEO sells just over 192,000 sharesAfter a 33% rally since the end of October 2023, is Experian?s (EXPN) chief operating officer (COO) Craig Boundy simply skimming some profit from his stake, or is this something more meaningful?The executive of the global data company sold 226,166 shares...

The completion of YouGov?s (YOU:AIM) ?315 million purchase of the consumer panel services of GfK (9 January) is a potential gamechanger for the business.Analysts at Berenberg estimate the deal - which was first announced in July 2023 - will contribute £60 million of revenue and £12 million of adjusted EBIT (earnings before interest and tax) in the remainder of the current financial year...

Revenue rose 17% to £258.3 millionShares up 18% in morning tradingPre-tax profits up 61% to £56.4 millionShares in YouGov (YOU:AIM) were up over 18% to 818p, as the research and data analytics group reported a 63% rise in adjusted pre-tax profit to £56.4 million for the year ended 31 July 2023 despite a challenging macroeconomic background.YouGov shares however are down around 20%...

It's now 10 years since the government allowed AIM shares to be held in a stocks and shares ISA, opening the door to investors protecting themselves not just from income and capital gains tax, but from inheritance tax too.That's because many AIM companies, though not all, are free from inheritance tax (IHT) if held for two years or more, under business property relief rules that are designed...

YouGov shares up 1% to 945pPrimary or secondary US listing awaits YouGovGfk acquisition may trigger moveShares in YouGov (YOU) were trading up over 1% in morning at 945p against a weak UK backdrop as the international online research and data analytics group said it could move its primary listing to the US or establish a secondary listing across the Atlantic.In a story in the Financial Times,...

- YouGov boss transfers shares to family firm, gifts shares to children- London Stock Exchange NED buys over £1 million of shares- Balfour Beatty chief capitalises on positive set of resultsStephan Shakespeare, the chief executive of YouGov (YOU), the international online research and data analytics group, sold 1,563,625 shares at 950p per share on 3 April for a total consideration of...

The threat of a recession is prompting companies to cut back on their promotions and investors are increasingly wary of buying shares in the advertising sector. This is understandable given the strong correlation between global economic growth and nominal spending on advertising.Both the MSCI European Media and Entertainment index and the MSCI World Media and Entertainment index have fallen...

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