S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Stock Price Up 4.4% - Still a Buy?

Key Points

• S4 Capital shares rose 4.4% to GBX 31.75 (intraday high GBX 33.50) on heavy volume of ~10.4M shares, a 115% increase versus the average daily volume.
• Analyst views are mixed: Jefferies upgraded its target to GBX 43 with a "Buy", Deutsche Bank raised its target to GBX 30 with a "Hold", and the consensus rating is "Hold" with an average target of GBX 32.67.
• Fundamentals show strains despite recent price strength—market cap £210.5M, PE -0.09, negative net margin (-3.29%) and ROE (-4.92%), and a debt-to-equity ratio of 70.33—while the stock sits above its 50‑day (GBX 23.80) and 200‑day (GBX 21.45) moving averages.

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) rose 4.4% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 33.50 and last traded at GBX 31.75. Approximately 10,414,078 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 115% from the average daily volume of 4,848,597 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 30.40.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

SFOR has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 28 to GBX 30 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 38 to GBX 43 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of GBX 32.67.

S4 Capital Trading Up 4.4%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 70.33, a current ratio of 1.28 and a quick ratio of 1.05. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 23.80 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 21.45. The firm has a market capitalization of £210.51 million, a PE ratio of -0.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 0.78.

S4 Capital (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 24th. The company reported GBX 5 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. S4 Capital had a negative return on equity of 4.92% and a negative net margin of 3.29%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that S4 Capital plc will post 6.6098807 earnings per share 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. In addition, it provides campaign management analytics, creative production and ad serving, platform and systems integration and transition, and training and education services.

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