S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Shares Down 5% - What's Next?

Key Points

• S4 Capital's shares fell by 5%, trading at GBX 21.95 ($0.30) after hitting a low of GBX 21.65 ($0.29) during mid-day trading.
• Analysts have lowered their price targets for S4 Capital, with Deutsche Bank reducing it from GBX 32 to 26 and Jefferies cutting it from GBX 55 to 45, while maintaining a "hold" and "buy" rating, respectively.
• The company's latest earnings report showed an EPS of GBX 0.20 for the quarter, with forecasts predicting a total EPS of 6.61 for the fiscal year.

Shares of S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) traded down 5% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as GBX 21.65 ($0.29) and last traded at GBX 21.95 ($0.30). 2,096,515 shares were traded during mid-day 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).

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on SFOR. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their target price on S4 Capital from GBX 32 to GBX 26 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Jefferies Financial Group cut 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. Finally, Peel Hunt cut their price target on S4 Capital from GBX 30 to GBX 25 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, September 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to 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 price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 21.94 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 25.43. 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 earnings results 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 EPS for the current fiscal 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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