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

Key Points

• S4 Capital experienced a significant share price drop of 14.4% following a downgrade from Peel Hunt, who lowered their price target from GBX 30 to GBX 25.
• Jefferies Financial Group also adjusted their price target for S4 Capital down to GBX 45, maintaining a "buy" rating for the stock.
• The stock's current trading price fluctuated between GBX 17.82 and GBX 19.38, with trading volume surging to 29 million shares on the day of the downgrade.

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report)'s stock price dropped 14.4% 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 17.82 ($0.24) and last traded at GBX 19.38 ($0.26). Approximately 29,102,344 shares were traded 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 lowered their price target on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 55 to GBX 45 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, September 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 35.

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 stock's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 22.78 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 26.39. The company has a market capitalization of £122.61 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -42.41, a PEG ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05.

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