Andrew Beach Acquires 90 Shares of SThree (LON:STEM) Stock

Key Points

• Andrew Beach, an insider at SThree plc, recently acquired 90 shares of the company's stock at an average price of GBX 165 per share, amounting to a total transaction of £148.50.
• SThree's stock shows a 12-month high of GBX 385.78 and a low of GBX 132.20, with its current trading price at GBX 161.
• Recent analyst reports suggested a reduction in price targets for SThree, with ratings of "buy" from Berenberg Bank and Deutsche Bank, setting targets of GBX 250 and GBX 290 respectively.

SThree plc (LON:STEM - Get Free Report) insider Andrew Beach bought 90 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, October 13th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 165 per share, for a total transaction of £148.50.

Andrew Beach also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, September 12th, Andrew Beach bought 81 shares of SThree stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 186 per share, for a total transaction of £150.66.

SThree Stock Performance

Shares of LON:STEM traded down GBX 2 on Tuesday, reaching GBX 161. 257,768 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 657,818. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 181.82 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 218.25. SThree plc has a twelve month low of GBX 132.20 and a twelve month high of GBX 385.78. The company has a market capitalization of £204.55 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 738.53, a PEG ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a current ratio of 1.98, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 16.03.

SThree (LON:STEM - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The company reported GBX 5.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. SThree had a net margin of 3.33% and a return on equity of 20.90%. On average, research analysts predict that SThree plc will post 38.490881 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on STEM. Berenberg Bank cut their price target on shares of SThree from GBX 390 to GBX 250 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price target on shares of SThree from GBX 360 to GBX 290 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of GBX 280.

About SThree

SThree plc brings skilled people together to build the future. We are the global STEM workforce consultancy, placing highly skilled, STEM specialist workers in the industries where they are needed most. We advise businesses, build expert teams, and deliver project solutions for our clients. With more than 38 years of experience in pure-play STEM and a global team with local expertise across 11 countries, we cover high-demand skills across Engineering, Life Sciences and Technology roles.

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