S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Trading Up 12.5% After Insider Buying Activity

Key Points

• S4 Capital shares surged 12.5% following insider buying, with Wesley ter Haar purchasing 164,583 shares at an average price of GBX 23 per share.
• Analysts have adjusted their price targets for S4 Capital, with Deutsche Bank lowering their target from GBX 32 to GBX 26, maintaining a "hold" rating.
• The company's most recent earnings report indicated an EPS of GBX 0.20, with projected earnings for the current fiscal year estimated at 6.61 EPS.

Shares of S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) traded up 12.5% during trading on Friday after an insider bought additional shares in the company. The stock traded as high as GBX 25.65 ($0.34) and last traded at GBX 24.70 ($0.33). 6,856,697 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 168% from the average session volume of 2,561,433 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 21.95 ($0.30).

Specifically, insider Wesley ter Haar bought 164,583 shares of S4 Capital stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 23 per share, with a total value of £37,854.09.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price target on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 32 to GBX 26 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, September 15th. Peel Hunt dropped their price target on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 30 to GBX 25 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, September 15th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price target on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 55 to GBX 45 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, September 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of GBX 32.

S4 Capital Trading Up 12.0%

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 firm has a market capitalization of £155.45 million, a PE ratio of -53.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05. The business's 50-day moving average price is GBX 21.94 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 25.43.

S4 Capital (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, September 15th. The company reported GBX 0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. As a group, analysts expect that S4 Capital plc will post 6.6098807 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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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