S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Trading Down 14.4% on Analyst Downgrade

Key Points

• S4 Capital's stock price dropped by 14.4% following a downgrade by Peel Hunt, which lowered the price target from GBX 30 to GBX 25.
• Jefferies Financial Group also revised their target, reducing it from GBX 55 to GBX 45 while maintaining a "buy" rating on the stock.
• The company's current market capitalization stands at £122.61 million with a negative PE ratio of -42.41, indicating potential financial challenges.

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report)'s share price was down 14.4% during trading on Monday after Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on the stock from GBX 32 to GBX 26. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft currently has a hold rating on the stock. S4 Capital traded as low as GBX 17.82 ($0.24) and last traded at GBX 19.38 ($0.26). Approximately 29,102,344 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 1,113% from the average daily volume of 2,400,117 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 22.65 ($0.31).

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the company. Peel Hunt dropped their price target on S4 Capital from GBX 30 to GBX 25 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. 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 equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, S4 Capital presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of GBX 32.

S4 Capital Price Performance

The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 22.66 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 26.31. The firm has a market cap of £115.34 million, a P/E ratio of -39.90, a PEG ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a quick ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.08.

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 for the quarter. Sell-side analysts expect that S4 Capital plc will post 6.6098807 EPS for the current year.

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.