S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Stock Price Down 14.7% After Analyst Downgrade

Key Points

• S4 Capital shares fell 14.7% after Peel Hunt downgraded the stock's price target from GBX 30 to GBX 25, maintaining a hold rating.
• Jefferies Financial Group also lowered its price objective from GBX 55 to GBX 45, while keeping a "buy" rating for the company.
• The company has a current market cap of £122.23 million and reported earnings of GBX 0.20 per share for the last quarter, with analysts predicting earnings of 6.61 for the fiscal year.

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) dropped 14.7% during mid-day trading 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 ($0.26) and last traded at GBX 19.32 ($0.26). Approximately 21,334,342 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 805% from the average daily volume of 2,356,477 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 22.65 ($0.31).

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price objective on shares of 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 one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 35.

S4 Capital Stock Down 14.7%

The firm has a market cap of £122.23 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -42.28, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05. The firm's 50 day moving average price is GBX 22.78 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 26.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.08, a current ratio of 1.28 and a quick ratio of 1.05.

S4 Capital (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, September 15th. The company reported GBX 0.20 earnings per share for the quarter. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast 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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