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

Key Points

• S4 Capital shares surged by 14.6% following insider buying by Wesley ter Haar, who purchased 164,583 shares at an average price of GBX 23.
• Despite the positive movement in share price, analysts have mixed ratings, with Deutsche Bank lowering its target from GBX 32 to GBX 26 and Jefferies reducing theirs from GBX 55 to GBX 45.
• The company recently reported an EPS of GBX 0.20 and has a market capitalization of £159.08 million, reflecting a challenging financial outlook with a price-to-earnings ratio of -55.03.

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

Specifically, insider Wesley ter Haar acquired 164,583 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 23 per share, with a total value of £37,854.09.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have commented on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on S4 Capital from GBX 32 to GBX 26 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on S4 Capital from GBX 55 to GBX 45 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, September 9th. Finally, 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. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of GBX 32.

S4 Capital Stock Performance

The firm has a fifty day moving average of GBX 21.94 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 25.43. 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 stock has a market capitalization of £159.08 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -55.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05.

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