S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Trading 15.3% Higher on Insider Buying Activity

Key Points

• S4 Capital's shares surged by 15.3% after insider Wesley ter Haar purchased 164,583 shares at an average cost of GBX 23 per share, totaling approximately £37,854.
• Equities analysts have adjusted their price targets for S4 Capital, with Peel Hunt lowering their target from GBX 30 to GBX 25 while Jefferies Financial Group reduced theirs from GBX 55 to GBX 45.
• The company's last quarterly earnings report showed an EPS of GBX 0.20, with analysts projecting a total of 6.61 EPS for the current year.

Shares of S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) shot up 15.3% during mid-day trading on Friday after an insider bought additional shares in the company. The company traded as high as GBX 25.65 ($0.34) and last traded at GBX 25.30 ($0.34). 8,224,183 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 220% from the average session volume of 2,568,555 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 21.95 ($0.30).

Specifically, insider Wesley ter Haar purchased 164,583 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 23 per share, with a total value of £37,854.09.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the stock. 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. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective 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 dropped their target price on S4 Capital from GBX 32 to GBX 26 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, September 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of GBX 32.

S4 Capital Stock Up 15.3%

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 market cap of £160.03 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -55.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 21.94 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 25.43.

S4 Capital (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, September 15th. The company reported GBX 0.20 earnings per share for the quarter. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that S4 Capital plc will post 6.6098807 EPS for the current 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.

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