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

Key Points

• S4 Capital plc's stock price fell **14.7%** after Peel Hunt downgraded their price target from **GBX 30 to GBX 25** and maintained a hold rating.
• Jefferies Financial Group also reduced their price target from **GBX 55 to GBX 45**, while retaining a "buy" rating for the company.
• The stock traded at **GBX 19.32** during mid-day trading, with a **massive 805% increase** in trading volume compared to its average daily volume.

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 traded 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 reduced 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 investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 35.

S4 Capital Trading Down 14.7%

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's 50-day moving average is GBX 22.78 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 26.39. The stock has a market cap of £122.23 million, a P/E ratio of -42.28, 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. Equities research analysts anticipate that S4 Capital plc will post 6.6098807 EPS for the current 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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