S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Trading Down 12.8% Following Analyst Downgrade

Key Points

• S4 Capital plc shares fell by 12.8% after a price target downgrade by Peel Hunt, reducing it from GBX 30 to GBX 25.
• Jefferies Financial Group also lowered their target price for S4 Capital from GBX 55 to GBX 45, while maintaining a "buy" rating.
• The company reported a quarterly EPS of GBX 0.20 and analysts predict a full-year EPS of approximately GBX 6.61.

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) dropped 12.8% during trading on Monday after Peel Hunt lowered their price target on the stock from GBX 30 to GBX 25. Peel Hunt currently has a hold rating on the stock. S4 Capital traded as low as GBX 19.32 ($0.26) and last traded at GBX 19.76 ($0.27). Approximately 17,493,781 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 649% from the average daily volume of 2,334,900 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 22.65 ($0.31).

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price 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. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 35.

S4 Capital Stock Down 13.0%

The company's 50-day moving average is GBX 22.78 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 26.39. The company has a market capitalization of £124.61 million, a PE ratio of -43.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.08, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 1.28.

S4 Capital (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, September 15th. The company reported GBX 0.20 EPS for the quarter. As a group, 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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