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 dropped 14.4% during mid-day trading on Monday after Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on the stock from GBX 32 to GBX 26. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft 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).

Several other analysts have also commented on SFOR. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price objective on S4 Capital from GBX 55 to GBX 45 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, September 9th. Peel Hunt decreased their target price on S4 Capital from GBX 30 to GBX 25 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of GBX 32.

S4 Capital Stock Performance

The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 22.22 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 26.06. The company has a market cap of £119.80 million, a PE ratio of -41.44, 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 released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, September 15th. The company reported GBX 0.20 EPS for the quarter. On average, research analysts forecast that S4 Capital plc will post 6.6098807 EPS 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.