S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Shares Up 14.6% After Insider Buying Activity

Key Points

• S4 Capital plc shares surged 14.6% following insider Wesley ter Haar's purchase of 164,583 shares, boosting trading volume to 303% above the average.
• Analysts largely maintain a "hold" rating on the stock, with Peel Hunt and Deutsche Bank lowering their target prices while Jefferies Financial Group set a "buy" rating.
• The company recently reported earnings of GBX 0.20 EPS and anticipates full-year earnings of approximately 6.61 EPS for the current fiscal year.

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) shot up 14.6% during mid-day trading on Friday after an insider bought additional shares in the company. The stock traded as high as GBX 25.79 ($0.35) and last traded at GBX 25.15 ($0.34). 10,387,470 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 303% from the average session volume of 2,579,822 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 21.95 ($0.30).

Specifically, insider Wesley ter Haar purchased 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, for a total transaction of £37,854.09.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have weighed in on SFOR shares. Peel Hunt reduced their target price on S4 Capital from GBX 30 to GBX 25 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Monday, September 15th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 32 to GBX 26 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, September 15th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 55 to GBX 45 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, September 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of GBX 32.

S4 Capital Stock Performance

The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 21.92 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 25.37. 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 company has a market cap of £159.08 million, a PE ratio of -55.03, a PEG ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05.

S4 Capital (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, September 15th. The company reported GBX 0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Equities research analysts anticipate that S4 Capital plc will post 6.6098807 EPS for the current fiscal 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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