S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Shares Down 13.3% on Analyst Downgrade

Key Points

• S4 Capital shares fell 13.3% after Peel Hunt downgraded their price target from GBX 30 to GBX 25, maintaining a hold rating.
• Jefferies Financial Group also lowered their price objective for S4 Capital from GBX 55 to GBX 45, while still giving the stock a buy rating.
• The stock's trading volume surged by 557% compared to the average, indicating heightened investor activity amid the downgrades.

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) fell 13.3% on Monday after Peel Hunt lowered their price target on the stock from GBX 30 to GBX 25. Peel Hunt currently has a hold rating on the stock. S4 Capital traded as low as GBX 19.32 ($0.26) and last traded at GBX 19.64 ($0.27). 15,258,308 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 557% from the average session volume of 2,322,342 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 22.65 ($0.31).

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on S4 Capital from GBX 55 to GBX 45 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, September 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 35.

S4 Capital Price Performance

The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 22.78 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 26.39. The stock has a market cap of £124.46 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -43.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a quick ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.08.

S4 Capital (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, September 15th. The company reported GBX 0.20 earnings per share for the quarter. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that S4 Capital plc will post 6.6098807 earnings per share for the current 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.

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