S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Shares Down 5% - Should You Sell?

Key Points

• S4 Capital plc shares fell by 5% to GBX 21.95 ($0.30) amidst a trading volume decline of 17% compared to its average daily volume.
• Recent analyst reports have seen Jefferies downgrade its price target from GBX 55 to GBX 45 while maintaining a "buy" rating, whereas Deutsche Bank and Peel Hunt set their targets at GBX 26 and GBX 25 with "hold" ratings.
• The company reported an EPS of GBX 0.20 for the last quarter, with analysts forecasting a total EPS of approximately 6.61 for the current year.

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) dropped 5% on Thursday . The stock traded as low as GBX 21.65 ($0.29) and last traded at GBX 21.95 ($0.30). Approximately 2,096,515 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 17% from the average daily volume of 2,538,945 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 23.10 ($0.31).

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

SFOR has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price 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. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on S4 Capital from GBX 32 to GBX 26 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Finally, Peel Hunt reduced their price target on S4 Capital from GBX 30 to GBX 25 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, September 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of GBX 32.

S4 Capital Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of £138.84 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -48.03, a PEG ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a current ratio of 1.28, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.08. The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 21.94 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 25.43.

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