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

Key Points

• S4 Capital plc shares experienced a 5% decline during mid-day trading, falling to GBX 21.95 ($0.30) with a trading volume 17% below the average session volume.
• Analyst ratings indicate a mixed outlook, with Jefferies reducing the price target from GBX 55 to GBX 45 and a consensus rating of "Hold."
• Insider Wesley ter Haar purchased 164,583 shares at an average cost of GBX 23 each, reflecting ongoing confidence in the company's prospects.

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) fell 5% during mid-day trading on Friday . The company 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 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).

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on SFOR. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price target on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 55 to GBX 45 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, September 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective on 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 dropped their price objective on S4 Capital from GBX 30 to GBX 25 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, September 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of GBX 32.

S4 Capital Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.08, a current ratio of 1.28 and a quick ratio of 1.05. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 21.94 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 25.43. The company has a market cap of £157.91 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -54.63, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at S4 Capital

In other S4 Capital news, insider Wesley ter Haar acquired 164,583 shares of S4 Capital stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 23 per share, with a total value of £37,854.09. Corporate insiders own 18.33% of the company's stock.

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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