S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Trading Down 14.4% on Analyst Downgrade

Key Points

• S4 Capital's stock fell 14.4% following a downgrade by Peel Hunt, which lowered its price target from GBX 30 to GBX 25 while maintaining a hold rating.
• Jefferies Financial Group also decreased their price target from GBX 55 to GBX 45, but maintained a "buy" rating on the stock.
• S4 Capital has a market capitalization of £122.61 million and reported earnings of GBX 0.20 EPS for the previous quarter.

Shares of S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) dropped 14.4% during mid-day trading on Monday after Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on the stock from GBX 32 to GBX 26. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft currently has a hold rating on the stock. S4 Capital traded as low as GBX 17.82 ($0.24) and last traded at GBX 19.38 ($0.26). Approximately 29,102,344 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 1,113% from the average daily volume of 2,400,117 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 22.65 ($0.31).

Several other research analysts also recently commented on SFOR. 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. Peel Hunt reduced their price objective on S4 Capital from GBX 30 to GBX 25 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of GBX 32.

S4 Capital Price Performance

The stock has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 22.22 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 26.06. The firm has a market capitalization of £119.80 million, a PE ratio of -41.44, 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 results on Monday, September 15th. The company reported GBX 0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Sell-side analysts forecast that S4 Capital plc will post 6.6098807 EPS for the current fiscal 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.