S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Trading 14.6% Higher After Insider Buying Activity

Key Points

• S4 Capital's stock surged 14.6% on Friday, trading up to GBX 25.79 ($0.35) following insider buying activity, including a significant purchase by insider Wesley ter Haar.
• Research analysts have lowered price targets for the stock, with Deutsche Bank setting a target of GBX 26 and Jefferies Financial Group reducing theirs to GBX 45, while maintaining hold and buy ratings respectively.
• The company's latest quarterly earnings report indicated an earnings per share (EPS) of GBX 0.20, and analysts project an average EPS of approximately 6.61 for the current fiscal year.

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) was up 14.6% during trading on Friday following insider buying activity. 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 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 S4 Capital stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 23 per share, for a total transaction of £37,854.09.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

SFOR has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their target price on S4 Capital from GBX 32 to GBX 26 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, September 15th. 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 report on Tuesday, September 9th. Finally, Peel Hunt decreased their price objective on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 30 to GBX 25 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, September 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of GBX 32.

S4 Capital Stock Up 14.6%

The company has a quick ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.08. The stock has a market cap of £159.08 million, a PE ratio of -55.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05. The firm has a fifty day moving average of GBX 21.94 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 25.43.

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