S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Trading Down 5% - Should You Sell?

Key Points

• S4 Capital's stock price fell by 5%, closing at GBX 21.95 ($0.30), following a decline in trading volume of about 17% compared to its average daily volume.
• Analysts have lowered their price targets for S4 Capital, with Peel Hunt setting a target of GBX 25 and maintaining a "hold" rating, while Jefferies set a target of GBX 45 with a "buy" rating.
• The company reported an earnings per share of GBX 0.20 for the last quarter, and analysts expect a total EPS of approximately 6.61 for the current year.

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report)'s stock price dropped 5% on Thursday . The stock traded as low as GBX 21.65 ($0.29) and last traded at GBX 21.95 ($0.30). Approximately 2,096,515 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 17% from the average daily volume of 2,538,945 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 23.10 ($0.31).

Analyst Ratings Changes

SFOR has been the subject of several research reports. Peel Hunt reduced their price objective on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 30 to GBX 25 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective 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. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 32 to GBX 26 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, September 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, S4 Capital presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of GBX 32.

S4 Capital Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of £138.84 million, a P/E ratio of -48.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05. The firm's 50-day moving average is GBX 21.94 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 25.43. The company has a quick ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.08.

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