S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Shares Down 5% - Time to Sell?

Key Points

• S4 Capital's shares dropped by 5% on Friday, closing at GBX 21.95 ($0.30), indicating a significant decrease from its previous trading session.
• Equities analysts have lowered their target prices for S4 Capital, with Jefferies reducing it from GBX 55 to GBX 45, and Deutsche Bank from GBX 32 to GBX 26, reflecting a cautious sentiment towards the stock.
• Insider Wesley ter Haar purchased 164,583 shares at an average price of GBX 23, suggesting insider confidence despite the recent decline in share price.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently commented on SFOR shares. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 55 to GBX 45 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, September 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their target price on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 32 to GBX 26 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, September 15th. Finally, Peel Hunt reduced their target price on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 30 to GBX 25 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, September 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of GBX 32.

S4 Capital Stock Performance

The firm has a market cap of £157.91 million, a P/E ratio of -54.63, a price-to-earnings-growth 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 business's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 21.94 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 25.43.

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

Insider Transactions at S4 Capital

In other news, insider Wesley ter Haar purchased 164,583 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 23 per share, with a total value of £37,854.09. 18.33% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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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