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

Key Points

• S4 Capital's shares plummeted 14.4% following a downgrade from Peel Hunt, which lowered its price target from GBX 30 to GBX 25 and maintains a hold rating.
• Jefferies Financial Group also reduced its price target on S4 Capital from GBX 55 to GBX 45, while still assigning a buy rating.
• The company's market capitalization stands at £122.61 million, with a reported earnings per share of GBX 0.20 for the last quarter.

Shares of S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) fell 14.4% on Tuesday 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). 29,102,344 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 1,113% from the average session volume of 2,400,117 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 22.65 ($0.31).

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

S4 Capital Trading Down 14.4%

The business has a 50 day moving average of GBX 22.66 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 26.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.08, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 1.28. The firm has a market capitalization of £122.61 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -42.41, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05.

S4 Capital (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, September 15th. The company reported GBX 0.20 earnings per share for the quarter. Equities analysts predict that S4 Capital plc will post 6.6098807 EPS for the current year.

About S4 Capital

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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