S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Shares Up 12% on Insider Buying Activity

Key Points

• S4 Capital shares rose 12% following insider buying activity, with a significant trading volume increase of 183% compared to the average session.
• Insider Wesley ter Haar purchased 164,583 shares at GBX 23 each, totaling approximately £37,854.09.
• Analysts have updated their price targets, with ranges from GBX 25 to GBX 45, and the stock has an average rating of "Hold."

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) shares shot up 12% during trading on Friday following insider buying activity. The stock traded as high as GBX 25.65 ($0.34) and last traded at GBX 24.58 ($0.33). 7,265,696 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 183% from the average session volume of 2,563,563 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 21.95 ($0.30).

Specifically, insider Wesley ter Haar bought 164,583 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 23 per share, with a total value of £37,854.09.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently commented on SFOR. Peel Hunt cut their price target 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. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target 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. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price target 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. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of GBX 32.

S4 Capital Stock Up 12.0%

The company has a quick ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.08. The company's fifty day moving average is GBX 21.94 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 25.43. The company has a market cap of £155.45 million, a PE ratio of -53.78, a PEG ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05.

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

S4 Capital Company Profile

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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