Shares of S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) were up 14.6% during mid-day trading on Friday after an insider bought additional shares in the company. The stock traded as high as GBX 25.79 ($0.35) and last traded at GBX 25.15 ($0.34). Approximately 10,387,470 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 303% from the average daily volume of 2,579,822 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 21.95 ($0.30).
Specifically, insider Wesley ter Haar acquired 164,583 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 23 per share, for a total transaction of £37,854.09.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several research analysts recently issued reports on SFOR shares. Peel Hunt dropped their price target on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 30 to GBX 25 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price target on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 32 to GBX 26 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price target on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 55 to GBX 45 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, September 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, S4 Capital has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of GBX 32.
Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on S4 Capital
S4 Capital Price 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 stock has a market cap of £159.08 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -55.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05. The business's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 21.94 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 25.43.
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. Research analysts expect that S4 Capital plc will post 6.6098807 earnings per share for the current year.
About S4 Capital
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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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