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

Key Points

• S4 Capital plc's stock price dropped 14.4% after Peel Hunt downgraded their price target from GBX 30 to GBX 25, maintaining a hold rating.
• Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price from GBX 55 to GBX 45, while also issuing a buy rating, contributing to mixed analyst sentiments with a consensus rating of Moderate Buy.
• During mid-day trading, the company's shares saw a significant increase in volume, trading 29,102,344 shares, which is 1,113% higher than the average session volume.

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) fell 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). 29,102,344 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 1,113% from the average session volume of 2,400,117 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 22.65 ($0.31).

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on SFOR. Peel Hunt decreased their price target on S4 Capital from GBX 30 to GBX 25 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Monday, September 15th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on S4 Capital from GBX 55 to GBX 45 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, September 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, S4 Capital has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of GBX 32.

S4 Capital Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of £119.80 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -41.44, a PEG ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 22.22 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 26.06. 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 issued its earnings results on Monday, September 15th. The company reported GBX 0.20 earnings per share for the quarter. As a group, analysts forecast that S4 Capital plc will post 6.6098807 EPS for the current fiscal 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.