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S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Stock Price Up 14.6% Following Insider Buying Activity

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Key Points

  • S4 Capital plc's stock price surged 14.6% following insider Wesley ter Haar's purchase of 164,583 shares at an average price of GBX 23.
  • Trading volume increased by 303% to approximately 10.4 million shares during this period, compared to an average daily volume of around 2.6 million shares.
  • Analysts have mixed ratings on the stock, with a consensus target price of GBX 32, including one "Buy" and two "Hold" ratings.
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S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report)'s stock price rose 14.6% during trading on Saturday after an insider bought additional shares in the company. The company traded as high as GBX 25.79 ($0.35) and last traded at GBX 25.15 ($0.34). Approximately 10,387,470 shares were traded 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 bought 164,583 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 23 per share, with a total value of £37,854.09.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

SFOR has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Peel Hunt decreased their target price on S4 Capital from GBX 30 to GBX 25 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, September 15th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on S4 Capital from GBX 55 to GBX 45 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, September 9th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price target on S4 Capital from GBX 32 to GBX 26 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, September 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of GBX 32.

Get Our Latest Analysis on SFOR

S4 Capital Stock Up 14.6%

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 fifty day moving average price of GBX 21.92 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 25.37. The company has a market cap of £159.08 million, a P/E ratio of -55.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05.

S4 Capital (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, September 15th. The company reported GBX 0.20 earnings per share for the quarter. On average, research analysts expect that S4 Capital plc will post 6.6098807 EPS 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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