S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Stock Price Down 12.9% on Analyst Downgrade

Key Points

• S4 Capital plc's stock price dropped 12.9% following a downgrade by Peel Hunt, which reduced its price target from GBX 30 to GBX 25.
• Jefferies Financial Group also lowered their price target on S4 Capital from GBX 55 to GBX 45, maintaining a "buy" rating on the stock.
• The company has reported earnings of GBX 0.20 per share for the past quarter, with analysts predicting an EPS of approximately 6.61 for the current fiscal year.

Shares of S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) fell 12.9% on Monday after Peel Hunt lowered their price target on the stock from GBX 30 to GBX 25. Peel Hunt currently has a hold rating on the stock. S4 Capital traded as low as GBX 19.32 ($0.26) and last traded at GBX 19.72 ($0.27). 17,883,148 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 665% from the average session volume of 2,337,088 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 22.65 ($0.31).

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group dropped 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. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 35.

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 company has a market cap of £124.74 million, a P/E ratio of -43.15, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05. The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 22.78 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 26.39.

S4 Capital (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, September 15th. The company reported GBX 0.20 earnings per share for the quarter. On average, sell-side analysts predict 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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