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

Key Points

• S4 Capital's shares fell 14.4% after Peel Hunt downgraded their price target from GBX 30 to GBX 25, currently holding a "hold" rating for the stock.
• Jefferies Financial Group also lowered their price target for S4 Capital from GBX 55 to GBX 45, while maintaining a "buy" rating.
• The company's average rating is described as a "Moderate Buy", with an average price target of GBX 35 according to MarketBeat.com.

Shares of S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) were down 14.4% during mid-day 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 17.82 ($0.24) and last traded at GBX 19.38 ($0.26). Approximately 29,102,344 shares traded hands during mid-day 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).

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 55 to GBX 45 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, September 9th. One 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 company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 35.

S4 Capital Stock Performance

The business has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 22.78 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 26.39. 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 company has a market cap of £122.61 million, a PE ratio of -42.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05.

S4 Capital (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, September 15th. The company reported GBX 0.20 EPS for the quarter. Research analysts anticipate that S4 Capital plc will post 6.6098807 earnings per share 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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