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

Key Points

• S4 Capital shares surged 14.6% following significant insider buying, with Wesley ter Haar purchasing 164,583 shares at an average price of GBX 23.
• Analysts have recently adjusted price targets for S4 Capital, with Jefferies lowering theirs from GBX 55 to GBX 45 and Peel Hunt reducing theirs from GBX 30 to GBX 25.
• The company's latest earnings report indicated earnings of GBX 0.20 per share, with analysts forecasting an annual EPS of approximately 6.61.

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) shares shot up 14.6% during mid-day trading on Friday 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). 10,387,470 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 303% from the average session 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 business's stock in a transaction dated 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

A number of research firms recently weighed in on SFOR. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 55 to GBX 45 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, September 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 32 to GBX 26 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Finally, Peel Hunt lowered their price target on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 30 to GBX 25 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, September 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of GBX 32.

S4 Capital Stock Up 14.6%

The company has a current ratio of 1.28, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.08. The company has a market capitalization 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 firm's fifty 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 posted its earnings results on Monday, September 15th. The company reported GBX 0.20 earnings per share for the quarter. Sell-side 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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