S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Stock Falls 18.8% - Should You Sell?

Key Points

• S4 Capital shares fell 18.8% to GBX 43.50, with trading volume surging 431% above the average session volume.
• Analyst sentiment remains cautious: the consensus rating is “Hold”, with an average price target of GBX 43.33; Jefferies maintained a Buy rating with a GBX 58 target, while Peel Hunt reiterated Hold at GBX 42.
• The company reported quarterly EPS of GBX 2.70 but continues to show a negative net margin and return on equity. Analysts expect full-year earnings of 6.61 pence per share.

Shares of S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) traded down 18.8% on Wednesday. The company traded as low as GBX 42.20 and last traded at GBX 43.50. Approximately 22,535,885 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 431% from the average session volume of 4,242,117 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 53.60.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have issued reports on SFOR. Jefferies Financial Group restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 58 price target on shares of S4 Capital in a research note on Wednesday. Peel Hunt restated a "hold" rating and set a GBX 42 target price on shares of S4 Capital in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of GBX 43.33.

S4 Capital Stock Down 18.8%

The company has a market capitalization of £289.65 million, a PE ratio of -87.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.19, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 1.05. The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 48.04 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 36.77.

S4 Capital (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported GBX 2.70 EPS for the quarter. S4 Capital had a negative return on equity of 0.61% and a negative net margin of 0.42%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that S4 Capital plc will post 6.61 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

S4 Capital Company Profile

S4 Capital plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a digital advertising and marketing services company in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through three segments: Content, Data & Digital Media, and Technology Services. The company offers contents, campaigns, and assets for paid, social, and earned media, such as digital platforms and apps, as well as brand activations. In addition, it provides campaign management analytics, creative production and ad serving, platform and systems integration and transition, and training and education services.

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