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

Key Points

• S4 Capital plc shares surged 14.6% following insider buying, with approximately 10.4 million shares traded—303% above the average daily volume.
• Insider Wesley ter Haar purchased 164,583 shares at an average cost of GBX 23, totaling £37,854 on October 1st.
• Recent analyst reports show a mixed outlook, with a majority holding a "Hold" rating and lowered price targets from various firms.

Shares of S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) rose 14.6% on Saturday 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 changed hands 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 the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 23 per share, with a total value of £37,854.09.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have 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 on the stock in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on S4 Capital from GBX 55 to GBX 45 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, September 9th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price target on S4 Capital from GBX 32 to GBX 26 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, September 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of GBX 32.

S4 Capital Price Performance

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 business has a 50-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 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.

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 for the quarter. As a group, research 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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