S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Shares Down 14.4% After Analyst Downgrade

Key Points

• S4 Capital's shares dropped by 14.4% after Peel Hunt downgraded their price target from GBX 30 to GBX 25, indicating a pessimistic outlook on the stock.
• Jefferies Financial Group also revised its price target for S4 Capital, decreasing it from GBX 55 to GBX 45 while maintaining a "buy" rating.
• The company's current market capitalization stands at £122.61 million, with analysts predicting an earnings per share (EPS) of approximately 6.61 for the current fiscal year.

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report)'s stock price was down 14.4% during mid-day trading 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 17.82 ($0.24) and last traded at GBX 19.38 ($0.26). Approximately 29,102,344 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 1,113% from the average daily volume of 2,400,117 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 22.65 ($0.31).

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group cut their price objective on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 55 to GBX 45 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, September 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 35.

S4 Capital Price Performance

The company's fifty day moving average price is GBX 22.66 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 26.31. The company has a market capitalization of £122.61 million, a P/E ratio of -42.41, a PEG 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 (EPS) for the quarter. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that S4 Capital plc will post 6.6098807 EPS 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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